Species ID
View AllWestern Rock Lobster
( Panulirus cygnus )
Description
Other names
Cray, Crayfish, Reds, Whites, Kakkas (undersize), Jumbo (large)
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How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Are a member of the family Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)
- Can grow to 50cm in length and 5kg in weight
- Not to be confused with the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)
- Can live for more than 20 years
- Endemic to WA’s temperate waters
- Found caves and ledges in offshore and coastal reefs
- Planctonic larvae are known as puerulus
- Popular target species for West Australian
- Can be caught with cray pots, snare or by hand
- Females bearing eggs or tar spots must be returned to the water
- Good eating
