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Homarinus capensis (Herbst, 1792)
Cape lobster| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 40 m (Ref. 122059). Subtropical; 34°S - 33°S, 18°E - 27°E (Ref. 4)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic: South Africa and UK.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 9 cm TL (female); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has a total body length of 8 to 10 cm; and a carapace length of 4 to 5 cm (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Fisheries: of no interest
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(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.