Fish Photos, Fishing Info, Angling, Catching Fish, Cooking Fish

Australian Fish Photos, Seafood Photographs and Information

Custom Search

 

Sea-Ex is celebrating
27 YEARS of assisting Seafood, Marine & Related Companies with online marketing!

Advertise Your Company on Sea-Ex - Click Here

 

Directory & Info for Fishing, Angling, Fishing Tackle, Fishing Guides, Fly Fishing, Bass Fishing, Sports fishing, Game Fishing....
Info on All types of Fishing | Angling | Fishing Tackle etc.

Australian Fish Bag Limits and Size Regulations

Photos of Australian Seafood, Fish, Crustaceans & Cephalopods and Information on each...

Abalone, Blacklip
Albacore Tuna
Baler Shell
Barbounia, Tiny
Barracouta
Barramundi
Bass, Sea
Batfish
Batfish, Silver
Blackfish
Boarfish
Bonito Tuna
Bonito, Watson's Leaping
Bream
Bream, Butter
Bream, Slate
Bug, Moreton Bay (Slipper Lobster)
Bug, Balmain
Butterfish
Calamari, Southern
Carp, European
Catfish, Blue
Catfish, Lesser Salmon
Cockles
Cod, Bar
Cod, Blue eye
Cod, Coral Rock
Cod, Ghost
Cod, Maori
Cod, Murray
Cod, Southern Rock
Cod, Spotted
Cod, Tomato
Cod, Wirrah
Cod, Yellow Spotted
Coral Trout
Cowanyoung
Crab, Blue Swimmer
Crab, Champagne
Crab, Giant
Crab, Mud
Crab, Spanner
Crawfish
Cuttlefish
Dart Fish
Dolphin Fish
Dory, John
Dory, Mirror
Dory, Silver
Drummer, Southern
Eel, Longfin
Emperor, Red
Emperor, Red Throat
Flathead
Flounder, Small Toothed
Flutemouth, Rough
Frost Fish
Garfish
Gemfish
Goatfish
Grouper
Gurnard, Red
Gurnard, Spotted
Hairtail
Hump Headed Maori Wrasse
Hussar
Jackass Fish
Jacket, Ocean
Jacket, Sea
Jewfish
Jobfish, Gold Banned
Jobfish, Rosy
Kingfish, Yellowtail
Latchet Fish
Leatherjacket, Reef
Ling
Lobster Eastern Rock
Lobster Southern Rock
Long Tom
Luderick
Mackeral, Jack
Mackerel, Slimey
Mado
Mahi Mahi
Mangrove Jack
Marlin, Black
Marlin, Blue
Marlin, Striped
Melon Shell
Monkfish
Mono
Moon Fish
Morwong
Morwong, Red
Mullet - Roe
Mullet, Diamond Scale
Mullet, Red
Mullet, Sea
Mullet, Yelloweye
Mulloway
Mussels Black
Mussels Greenlip
Nanygai
Octopus
Orange Roughy
Oreo, Black
Oyster, Native
Oyster, Pacific
Oyster, Sydney Rock
Parrot Fish
Parrot Fish (2)
Perch, Ocean
Perch, Saddle Tail Sea
Perch, Silver
Perch, Splendid
Perch, Stripey Sea
Pig Fish
Pike
Pineapple Fish
Prawn, Banana
Prawn, King
Prawn, Red Spot
Prawn, School
Prawn, Tiger
Queenfish, Needleskin
Rainbow Runner
Redclaw Crayfish
Redfish
Ribaldo
Ribbon Fish
Rudder Fish
Salmon, Atlantic
Salmon, Australian
Scad
Scallops, Queensland
Scallops, Tasmanian
Scorpion Fish, Raggy
Shark
Shark Black Tip
Shark, Blue
Shark Bronze Whaler (Dusky)
Shark, Bull
Sharks Fins
Shark, Gummy
Shark, Mako
Shark, School
Shark, Tiger
Shark, Whiskery Reef
Shark, White
Shrimp, Mantis
Sicklefish
Silver Biddy
Snapper
Snapper, Big Eye
Snapper, Fry Pan
Snapper, Gold Band
Snapper, King
Snapper, Red
Snapper, Red Tropical
Sole
Sole, Tongue
Squid, Arrow
Squirrel Fish
Stargazer
Stingray, Butterfly
Stripey Sea Perch
Surgeonfish, Sixplate Sawtail
Sweetlip, Slatey
Sweetlip, Yellow
Swordfish
Tailor
Tarwhine
Tilefish, Pink
Trevally, Big Eye
Trevally, Golden
Trevally, Silver
Triple Tail
Trout
Trumpeter, Striped
Tuna, Albacore
Tuna, Bigeye
Tuna, Bluefin
Tuna, Longtail
Tuna, Skipjack
Tuna, Striped
Tuna, Mackerel
Tuna, Yellowfin
Venus Tusk Fish
Whiting, Sand
Whiting, School
Wrasse
Yabby, Freshwater Crayfish
Yellowtail
FULL LIST of Fish & Seafood

Beche De Mer
(Sea Cucumber - Trepang)

Amberfish
Blackfish
Black Teatfish
Brown Sandfish
Curryfish
Elephants Trunks fish
Greenfish
Lollyfish
Pinkfish
Prickly Redfish
Sandfish
Stonefish
Surf Redfish
White Teatfish

Sea-Ex Seafood Trade Directory
Directory of Seafood Companies by Species Imported, Exported, Wholesale, Processors & Producers
Click Here for SEAFOOD DIRECTORY

Commercial Seafood Directory
Sea-Ex Seafood, Fishing, Marine Directory
Aquaculture Directory
Seafood Trading Board
Commercial Fishing
Seafood Information by Country
Australian Fish Photos & Info
Interesting Fish Facts & Trivia
Country Directories
Thailand Business Directory
Seafood:
Wholesale Seafood Suppliers Australia
Wholesale Seafood Suppliers International
Retail Seafood Sales
Seafood Restaurants
Seafood Recipes
Seafood Information
Seafood Industry Resources

Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Photographs and Information



Also known as Rock Lobster, Red Rock Lobster and Crayfish.

Southern Rock Lobsters are distributed from northern New South Wales, south around Tasmania and across South Australia into Western Australia.

Southern Rock lobsters live in a variety of habitats on the continental shelf, in water from 1 metre to approximately 200 metres deep.

There is no evidence of mass migration of the Southern Rock Lobster, however movements of up to 89 kilometres have been reported, as well as shorter distances from inshore to deeper offshore waters.  In many location rock lobsters show little movement.

Southern Rock Lobsters are carnivorous and eat molluscs, small crustaceans - prawns, crabs & shrimp, echinoderms - starfish & sea urchins, and other benthic invertebrates (organisms that live on the bottom or in the sediment of a body of water).

Major predators of both adult and juvenile southern rock lobsters are octopus, gummy sharks, fish such as southern rock cod, flathead, wrasse, morwong, conger eels and rock ling.

Habitat:  Saltwater

Did you know?
Crayfish can crawl forward at a very slow and awkward pace but can swim backwards extremely fast to get away from predators. Their spines point  forwards to make them more streamlined for swimming and harder to grab by  predators.

Cooked southern rock lobsters on ice

lobster, southern rock lobster, australian crayfish

Southern Rock Lobster, jasus edwardsii, australian crayfish lobster, new zealand lobster
L&B Taspac - New Zealand Seafood

Southern Rock Lobster - Jasus Edwardsii
Southern Rock Lobster - Jasus Edwardsii

Picture showing where Southern Rock Lobsters are found in Australia waters

 

Rock Lobster, Cooked Southern Rock Lobster, Crayfish, Australian Crayfish

Scientific Name Jasus edwardsii
Location Southern Half of Australia
Season October to April
Size To 200mm carapace length.
Australian Species Code 00 703014
Taste, Texture -

 

Nutritional Information
For every 100 grams raw product
for Rock Lobster fillet.

Kilojoules 462 (10 calories)
Protein 21 g
Cholesterol 62 mg
Sodium 175 mg
Total fat (oil) 0.8 g
Saturated fat 33% of total fat
Monounsaturated fat 24% of total fat
Polyunsaturated fat 43% of total fat
Omega-3, EPA 46 mg
Omega-3, DHA 33 mg
Omega-6, AA 80 mg


Information about Southern Rock Lobster:

Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii), Known commonly in Tasmania as crayfishSouthern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii), Known commonly in Tasmania as crayfish, the rock lobster lives in a variety of habitats ranging from shallow rocky inshore pools out to the continental shelf. It varies in colour from the deep reddish purple of shallow water specimens to purple and creamy yellow in deeper offshore waters.

A large female rock lobster can carry up to 400,000 eggs. These ‘berried’ females are totally protected in Tasmanian waters and must be returned to the water immediately.

Young rock lobsters live alone in small cracks or crevices in rock walls or coral reefs. Larger rock lobsters can congregate in groups of fifty or more, this offers them protection from predators. During the day Rock Lobsters shelter from the sun, predators and bad weather in rock crevices (called Dens). They leave the dens at duck to hunt and eat and return just before dawn.

Female Rock Lobsters mature between 7 and 10 years and mate when they have a soft shell (that is, just after moulting). This takes place between February (in cooler waters) and June (in warmer waters).

Females prefer the largest male available to mate with and the males become very aggressive at this time. When Rock Lobsters mate, they rear up, belly to belly and then fall over with the male on his back and the female on top. The male deposits a spermatophore onto the underside of the female. The female then releases her eggs as the spermatophore breaks down and releases sperm. She spreads her tail to cover the eggs and sperm. When the eggs are released, they pass through the sperm and then attach to the long hairs under the female's tail. Fertilised eggs are carried by the female for three to five months before hatching.

The baby lobsters (larvae) hatch and swim in the open ocean for 1-1/2 to 2 years. They experience eleven different stages of change and moults during this time, with the final moult seeing it settle onto the ocean floor in a rocky area near the shore and the baby lobster now resembles an adult rock lobster in appearance and is about 5 cm long. Baby lobsters shed their shell every four to six weeks as they are growing and rapidly out-grow their shells. Adult Rock Lobsters tend to only shed one time per year.


Cooking Southern Rock Lobster:

Rocklobsters are highly sought after and therefore often highly priced. Rocklobster flesh is firm, with a sweet medium and rich taste; it retains its shape in most styles of cooking. Poached, baked or barbecued, grilled, steamed, or sliced for sashimi, rock-lobsters make an excellent seafood dish. However, guard against over-cooking or the meat will become tough and leathery. Information on how to humanely kill a lobster for cooking, nutritional information and delicious recipes using Rock Lobster, video on how to prepare Rock Lobsters.

 


Commercial Fishing for Southern Rock Lobster:

The commercial fishery for Southern Rock Lobster is based mainly in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.  The lobsters are caught in wood, cane or steel pots baited with whole fish or fish heads.  Pot shapes vary from beehive to square and rectangular.   The entrance to the pots is on the upper surface.  Pots are set in water up to 200 metres deep on suitable sea beds.  Approximately half the Southern Rock Lobster catch is exported, mainly to Japan, Taiwan and the United States of America. Lobster Fishery statistics, data and information, buyers and sellers of Rock Lobsters listed.

 


More links about Southern Rock Lobster and Lobster information:

Rock Lobsters - other websites, links and publications on the Southern Rock Lobster, links to other types of Lobsters including European Lobster, Homarus lobster, Maine lobster, Tropical Lobster and Spiny lobsters. Australian government Fisheries statistics links.

 


 

 

 


©1996 - 2024 Sea-Ex Australia Sea-Ex Seafood Fishing Home Page
Any problems regarding this page, please contact webmaster [at] sea-ex.com
 

Disclaimer  |  Privacy Policy  |  Cookie Policy