Short rostral projection between the horns at the front of the carapace, and the abdominal segments are smooth on top. The body is green and the legs red-brown. This rock lobster is moderately common along the NSW coast but is not often seen by divers, particularly during the cooler months when most animals migrate offshore. The commercial fishery for this species (about 100 tonnes per year) is very small in comparison with the other two temperate Australian species.

• Sea Temperature Range: 14.5-21.5°C
• Depth: 0-220m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
• Occurrence: Infrequent (8% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.