| Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) |
| 58 cm BL (male/unsexed); 43 cm BL (female) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 200 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Australia, New Zealand and Chatham Island. |
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| Maximum carapace length of 23.5 cm (male) and 18 cm (female); and minimum legal carapace length of 10 cm (male) and 9 cm (female). Soft shelled specimens are occasionally caught in December and January (Ref. 4). Occurs at depths of 0 to 90 m (seldom at 150 m) on rocky substrate, especially on rocky onshore reefs with sufficient hiding places (Ref. 4). Lives in crevices of rocky shores and among algae (Ref. 4). Also commonly occurs on broken boulder areas and fractured reef (Ref. 106895). It is gregarious and nocturnal. It is carnivorous and feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks and echinoderms (Ref. 4). |
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(LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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