Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 120 m, usually 0 - 90 m. Subtropical, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 22°S - 34°S, 113°E - 116°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific: restricted to Western Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 7.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 40 cm, total body length; 14 cm, minimum carapace length; 8 and 10 cm, average carapace length; 9 to 11 cm, carapace length of ovigerous females or those with spermatophores (Ref. 4). The Western Australian Rock Lobster Fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable (http://www.msc.org/html/content_1277.htm).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Brood and pelagic period lasts for 1.5 (Ref. 81134) and 10 months (Ref. 81163), respectively.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20.2 - 24.2, mean 22.3 (based on 78 cells).
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09; tm=5).
Prior r = 1.15, 95% CL = 0.76 - 1.73, Based on 3 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (55 of 100).
