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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cape Cross, around the cape of Good Hope to Algoa Bay, Cape Province (Ref. 4) and False Bay (Ref. 85580). C: Refs. 4, 112943; O: Ref. 85580.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holthuis, L.B., 1991
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 200 m (Ref. 4). Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 21°S - 37°S, 12°E - 26°E (Ref. 4)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m 6.6, range 5 - ? cm Max length : 46.0 cm BL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 4)

It has a maximum total body length of 46 cm and a carapace length of 18 cm. Maximum depth from Ref. 113432. Fisheries: The tails of this species are exported frozen in the shell, or peeled and canned. Experimental work on culture techniques for this species are underway in South Africa. Protective measures includes a size limit (carapace length 8.5 cm), a closed season from July 1 to October 31, bag limits for sports fishermen (2 specimens per day), and the prohibition of taking ovigerous females or soft shelled specimens (Ref. 4).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

The males molt between September and December. In the females, molting occurs in April or May, after which copulation takes place. Ovigerous females are found from May to October (Ref. 4).

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Visserij: commercieel
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.6 - 19.5, mean 16.7 (based on 12 cells).

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.1-0.11).

Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (56 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Jasus lalandii (Milne-Edwards, 1837)