This species is known from the Mozambique Channel: north from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to Mozambique, Madagascar (Chan and Yu 1991),and as far north as Tanzania (A. Cockcroft pers. comm. 2009).
Author:
Wahle, R., Cockcroft, A., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M. & Chan, T.Y.
Compiler:
Wahle, R., Cockcroft, A., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M. & Chan, T.Y.
Wahle, R., Cockcroft, A., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M. & Chan, T.Y. 2011. Metanephrops mozambicus. In: IUCN 2010 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4 . <www.iucnredlist.org>