Jasus frontalis

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Jasus frontalis is a species of spiny lobster native to the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas Islands off the coast of Chile, where it is an important component of local fisheries.

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Jasus frontalis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf species of crustacean
authority (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
linked to: Milne-Edwards
bodyForm spiny exoskeleton
class Malacostraca
commercialUse human food
conservationConcern vulnerable to overfishing
countryFishery Chile
describedBy Henri Milne-Edwards
describedInYear 1837
development larval planktonic stages
diet algae
crustaceans
echinoderms
molluscs
economicImportance important for local fisheries
family Palinuridae
fisheryMethod pots
traps
fisheryRegion Desventuradas Islands
Juan Fernández Islands
foundIn Southeast Pacific Ocean
genus Jasus
geographicEndemism endemic to offshore Chilean islands
hasAntennae long spiny antennae
hasCommonName Juan Fernández rock lobster
Juan Fernández spiny lobster
kingdom Animalia
locomotion tail-flip escape response
walking on seafloor
marineHabitat continental island slopes
rocky reefs
subtidal zone
nativeTo Chile
Desventuradas Islands
Juan Fernández Islands
order Decapoda
parentTaxon Jasus
phylum Arthropoda
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
skeletonType chitinous exoskeleton
symmetry bilateral symmetry
taxonRank species
trophicLevel benthic omnivore

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Jasus includesSpecies Jasus frontalis