Nephropides caribaeus is a narrow lobster, resembling Nephropsis or Nephrops.

[2] Nephropides caribaeus is found in the western Caribbean Sea, and has been recorded from Belize to Colombia.

[1] It is a deep-water species, living on muddy bottoms at depths of 455–728 metres (1,493–2,388 ft).

[3] The Food and Agriculture Organization has assigned the species an English name of "mitten lobsterette".

[4] The generic name Nephropides alludes to a close relationship with the genus Nephrops, while the specific epithet caribaeus is a reference to the Caribbean Sea.