Native reef species
- Typical size
- 15–30 cm
- How it moves
- scuttles along the seabed
- Where to identify it
- Flattened against rock under ledges and wreck plating, hard to spot until it moves.
- Legal status
- Restricted — a recreational lobster licence and species-specific size rules apply.
- Season
- Open 1 September–31 March; closed 1 April–31 August.
- Conservation
- Check the animal carefully before retaining it and protect breeding females and undersized lobsters.