Jasus lalandii

Taxobox | name = "Jasus lalandii"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = A "J. lalandii" individual missing its antennae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Malacostraca
ordo = Decapoda
familia = Palinuridae
genus = "Jasus"
species = "J. lalandii"
binomial = "Jasus lalandii"
binomial_authority = (H.Milne-Edwards, 1837)
synonyms = nowrap|"Palinurus lalandii" H. Milne-Edwards, 1837

"Jasus lalandii" (also called the "Cape rock lobster" or "West Coast rock lobster") is a species of spiny lobster found off the coast of Southern Africa. It is not known whom the specific epithet "lalandii" commemorates, although it may be the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande .cite web |url=http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.l.html |title=Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names |publisher=Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory, Göteborg University & Stockholm University |accessdate=2007-08-21 |author=Hans G. Hanssen |accessdate=2007-08-22]

"J. lalandii" occurs in shallow waters from Cape Cross, Namibia to Algoa Bay, South Africa, straddling the Cape of Good Hope. It may be found as deep as 46 m and is usually found on rocky bottoms .cite book |url=http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/lobsters.php?menuentry=soorten&id=130 |chapter="Jasus lalandii" (Cape rock lobster) |title=Marine Lobsters of the World |author=Lipke Holthuis |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |year=1991 |id=ISBN 92-5-103027-8]

"J. lalandii" may grow up to a total length of 46 cm (18 in), with a carapace length of 18 cm (7 in). It is widely caught for its meat, with over 6,500 t being caught annually in lobster pots and hoop nets . In order to prevent overfishing, individual fishing quotas are allocated by the Republic of South Africa to fishermen and companies, totalling 1,700 t .cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/fi/fcp/en/ZAF/body.htm |title=Information on fisheries management in the Republic of South Africa |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |accessdate=2007-08-22] There is also a closed season from 1 June to 15 November, a size limit of 80 mm (carapace length) and a ban on catching ovigerous females (females which are brooding their eggs) .cite web |title=Regulations for fishing of West Coast rock lobster ("Jasus lalandii") |url=http://sacoast.uwc.ac.za/education/resources/legislation/fishingregulations/westlobster.htm |publisher=South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism |accessdate=2007-08-22]

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