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Jasus edwardsii (Southern rock lobster)

Synonyms: Jasus edwarsii; Jasus novaehollandiae; Palinurus edwardsii; Palinurus spec

Wikipedia Abstract

Jasus edwardsii, the southern rock lobster, red rock lobster, or spiny rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found throughout coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands. This species is commonly called crayfish or crays in New Zealand and kōura in Māori. They resemble lobsters, but lack the large characteristic pincers on the first pair of walking legs.
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Prey / Diet

Evechinus chloroticus (kina)[1]

Predators

Eptatretus longipinnis (Hagfish)[2]
Mustelus antarcticus (Australian smooth hound)[2]
Mustelus lenticulatus (Gummy shark)[2]
Neophoca cinerea (Australian Sealion)[2]
Notomithrax ursus[2]

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1Marine reserves demonstrate top-down control of community structure on temperate reefs, Nick T. Shears, Russell C. Babcock, Oecologia (2002) 132:131–142
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0