Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)

Also known as Common Crayfish, Common New Zealand Crayfish, Cray, Crayfish, Marine Spiny Lobster, Melbourne Crayfish, Red Crayfish, Red Rock Lobster, Red Spiny Lobster, Rock Lobster, Southern Crayfish, Southern Lobster, Southern Spiny Lobster, Spiny Crayfish, Spiny Rock Lobster, Tasmanian Crayfish

Description

Also known as Common Crayfish, Common New Zealand Crayfish, Cray, Crayfish, Marine Spiny Lobster, Melbourne Crayfish, Red Crayfish, Red Rock Lobster, Red Spiny Lobster, Rock Lobster, Southern Crayfish, Southern Lobster, Southern Spiny Lobster, Spiny Crayfish, Spiny Rock Lobster, Tasmanian Crayfish.

Found singly, or in small squads, during the day, close to caves, crevices, and ledges of the reef, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over rocky shores.
The feed nocturnally on crustaceans and invertebrates.
Length - 58cm
Depth - 5-200m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Lobsters live in caves and crevices during the day, often several together, coming out at night to feed.
Sometimes caught in the torches of divers where they scuttle off back into the dark.
They do not have true claws, the soft and flexible tail is used for swimming rapidly backwards, for short distances to get away from danger.
Spiny lobsters are caught in baited lobster pots for gourmet dining. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasus_edwardsii

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