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Food and feeding

Juvenile red rock lobsters

Lobsters feed on a wide range of small shellfish, crabs, starfish and kina, depending on local availability.

They generally hold the prey with their front legs and crush it in their mandibles (or mouthparts).

 

  • Lobster facts
  • Lobster anatomy
  • Moulting
  • Growth
  • Size
  • Mating
  • Life cycle
  • Larval distribution
  • Feeding
  • Movements
  • References
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Email: lobster@nzrocklobster.co.nz

Phone: +64 4 802 1504

Postal address:

NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council
Private Bag 24-901
Wellington 6142

Physical address:

NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council
Eagle Technology House
Level 7, 135 Victoria Street
Wellington 6011