Sagmariasus verreauxi (Milne-Edwards, 1851)
Green rock lobster
Australian crayfish,  Common crayfish,  Common sydney crayfish,  Eastern crayfish,  Eastern rock lobster,  Green cray,  Green crayfish,  Marine crayfish,  New south wales spiny lobster,  Sea crayfish,  Spiny lobsters,  Sydney crayfish
Sagmariasus verreauxi
photo by FAO

Family:  Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
Max. size:  60.96 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 155 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Carapace length: 25 cm; total body length: 38 to 56 cm and carapace lengths: 16 to 24 cm (ovigerous females) (Ref. 4). Inhabits substrates of sand, gravel or rocks. Smaller specimens seem to be more frequent on rocky bottoms (Ref. 4). Phyllosomas are opportunistic predators. Early stage phyllosomas are suited to ingest soft prey such as polychaete worms, medusae and ctenophores, while later stages may consume fish larvae and mussel flesh. In general, lobsters are opportunistic feeders, consuming a variety of sessile invertebrates (Ref. 105202).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Southern Queensland to Victoria; a few records from Tasmania (Ref. 4). C: Refs. 4, 89308, 106939.

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