Juan Fernández spiny lobster

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The Juan Fernández spiny lobster is a large, commercially valuable marine crustacean endemic to the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, renowned for its ecological importance and role in local fisheries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine invertebrate
species of crustacean
spiny lobster
activityPattern nocturnal
binomialName Jasus frontalis
class Malacostraca
coloration reddish to brownish
commercialUse fisheries
seafood
commonName Juan Fernández rock lobster
Juan Fernández spiny lobster
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
country Chile
diet benthic invertebrates
detritus
ecologicalRole benthic predator
scavenger
economicImportance major source of income for local fishers
family Palinuridae
fishingMethod baited traps
genus Jasus
habitat rocky subtidal reefs
temperate coastal waters
hasConservationStatus Vulnerable
hasExoskeleton chitinous exoskeleton
hasLifeStage larval planktonic stage
isEndemicTo Chile
Juan Fernández Islands
surface form: Juan Fernández Archipelago
isSubjectOf artisanal fishery in Juan Fernández Archipelago
kingdom Animalia
livesInWaterBody Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southeast Pacific Ocean
locomotion tail-flip escape response
walking on seafloor
management locally managed fishery in Juan Fernández Archipelago
maximumLength about 40 cm
morphologicalFeature long antennae
spiny carapace without large claws
nativeRange Desventuradas Islands
Juan Fernández Islands
order Decapoda
phylum Arthropoda
reproduction oviparous
subphylum Crustacea
taxonRank species
threat illegal fishing
overfishing

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Robinson Crusoe Island hasEndemicSpecies Juan Fernández spiny lobster