Packhorse Lobster

Sagmariasus verreauxi

Also known as: Australian Crayfish, Australian Eastern Rock Lobster, Common Crayfish, Common Sydney Crayfish, Crayfish, Eastern Crayfish, Eastern Rock Lobster, Eastern Spiny Lobster, Green Cray, Green Crayfish, Green Lobster, Green Rock Lobster, Jade Lobster, Marine Crayfish, New South Wales Spiny Lobster, Packhorse Crayfish, Packhorse Rock Lobster, Rock Lobster, Sea Crayfish, Smooth-tailed Lobster, Sydney Crayfish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Australian Crayfish
Australian Eastern Rock Lobster
Common Crayfish
Common Sydney Crayfish
Crayfish
Eastern Crayfish
Eastern Rock Lobster
Eastern Spiny Lobster
Green Cray
Green Crayfish
Green Lobster
Green Rock Lobster
Jade Lobster
Marine Crayfish
New South Wales Spiny Lobster
Packhorse Crayfish
Packhorse Rock Lobster
Rock Lobster
Sea Crayfish
Smooth-tailed Lobster
Sydney Crayfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2011

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Packhorse Lobster adult, photographed at EcoWorld Aquarium, Picton, New Zealand — @fishx6 · EcoWorld Aquarium, Picton, New Zealand · December 20161 / 1

Overview

Found during the day, hiding in caves, and crevices, dispersing at night, to forage for food over gravel, rock, and sandy bottoms, of lagoons and reefs.

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.

How to identify

COLOURS

Behaviour: hides nocturnal shelters in caves shelters in crevices

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Indo-West Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found during the day, hiding in caves, and crevices, dispersing at night, to forage for food over gravel, rock, and sandy bottoms, of lagoons and reefs.

RANGE