Southern Rock Lobster — Reef Lagoon species
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Southern Rock Lobster

Jasus edwardsii

The cold-water classic of the south

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Habitat
Rocky-reef caves, ledges and crevices; out feeding at night
Typical size
Carapace to ~23 cm; whole length to ~58 cm, around 8 kg
Depth
5–200 m
Region
Southern Australia,WA & SA around to northern NSW, incl. Tasmania
The range

Shop the Southern Rock Lobster

The full range for this species. New pieces land as they come off the boat.

SOUTHERN ROCK LOBSTER
T-Shirt
SOUTHERN ROCK LOBSTER
$54.95
From reef to canvas

Painted from the real thing

Southern Rock Lobster — the real fish
The fish
Southern Rock Lobster — the hand-painted design
The painting

Painted from the real reference — species-accurate, not a cartoon.

Hand-painted Southern Rock Lobster, shown at its preferred depth
Jasus edwardsii · painted from the real reference
Know the fish

The cold-water cray the south is built around

Down in the cooler, kelp-lined reefs of southern Australia and Tasmania, the southern rock lobster is the prize, deep red-orange, heavily armoured, and steeped in coastal tradition from the cray pot to the Christmas table. It's a different world from the tropics: colder water, kelp and stone, and a species that locals hold in real esteem.

We hand-paint the southern's rich colour and rugged shell to honour that southern reef heritage. A classic for cool-water divers and fishers, tees, keychains, charms and stickers.

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