FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

1022 Lobsters
Justitia chani Poupin, 1994
En - Small furrow lobster.
Body length between 11 and 15.5 cm; probably
the smallest species of the genus. On rocky
substrate in depths from 150 to 340 m. Caught
by tangle nets and dredges. Rare and of very
limited interest to fisheries. Known from the
western Pacific and so far only recorded from
Japan, Taiwan Province of China, and New
Caledonia.
Justitia japonica (Kubo, 1955)
En - Japanese furrow lobster.
Maximum body length about 27 cm, commonly
between 15 and 25 cm; probably the largest
species of the genus. On rocky bottoms at depths
from 90 to 340 m. A limited fishery potential
because of its deep, untrawlable habitat; seldom
caught by lobster pots and trap nets. Indo-West
Pacific from Madagascar to Taiwan Province of
China, Japan, New Caledonia, and the
Chesterfields Islands.
(after Poupin, 1994)
(after Baba et al., 1986)