Jasus
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| Palinurus lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 |
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Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875) |
Jasus is a genus of spiny lobsters which live in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere .[2] They have two distinct "horns" projecting from the front of the carapace, but lack the stridulating organs present in almost all other genera of spiny lobsters .[2] Like all spiny lobsters, they lack claws, and have long stout antennae which are quite flexible .[2]
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[edit] Fisheries
All seven species are liable to commercial exploitation, with the majority of the AUS$ 4.6 million New South Wales lobster fishery industry being based on J. verreauxi and J. edwardsii .[3] J. verreauxi and J. edwardsii are the only "lobsters" to occur around the coasts of New Zealand .[4] Jasus lalandii is the most important commercial rock lobster in southern Africa .[5]
[edit] Distribution
- Jasus edwardsii — Southern Australia - Victoria, South Australia & Tasmania. South Island of New Zealand
- Jasus frontalis — Juan Fernández Islands, Islas Desventuradas
- Jasus lalandii — Southern Africa (Namibia to Algoa Bay, South Africa
- Jasus novaehollandiae — Australia (Western Australia to New South Wales)
- Jasus paulensis — St. Paul Island and Amsterdam Island
- Jasus tristani — Tristan da Cunha archipelago; Vema seamount
- Jasus verreauxi — New Zealand (esp. North Island), Chatham Islands, Australia (Queensland to Victoria, Tasmania)
[edit] See also
- Spiny lobster
- Southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii)
- Lobster
[edit] References
- ^ T. Jeffery Parker (1883). On the structure of the head in Palinurus, with especial reference to the classification of the genus. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 16: 297–307.
- ^ a b c Lipke Holthuis (1991). Marine lobsters of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
- ^ Lobster fishery. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (2007-06-27).
- ^ Richard Bevis Pike (1966). "Crayfish", in A. H. McLintock: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Rock lobster Jasus lalandii. knet.co.za. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
