Jasus edwardsii Red Rock Lobster, New Zealand Spiny Lobster, Tasmanian Lobster

Jasus edwardsii is commonly referred to as Red Rock Lobster, New Zealand Spiny Lobster, Tasmanian Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9507 

AphiaID:

382879 

Scientific:

Jasus edwardsii 

German:

Südlicher Felsenhummer, Neuseeländische Languste, Australische Languste 

English:

Red Rock Lobster, New Zealand Spiny Lobster, Tasmanian Lobster 

Category:

Langoustes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palinuridae (Family) > Jasus (Genus) > edwardsii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hutton, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

Australia, Chatham Islands, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

16.93" - 22.83" (43cm - 58cm) 

Temperature:

48.2 °F - 17,6 °F (9°C - 17,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Clams 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Jasus edwardsii
  Südlicher Felsenhummer, Neuseeländische Languste, Australische Languste
• Jasus frontalis
• 
  Jasus lalandii
  Kap-Languste, Rote Languste, Afrikanische Languste
• Jasus paulensis
• Jasus tristani
• Jasus verreauxi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-03-14 18:47:24 

Last edit:

2025-04-27 19:45:41 

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