cape cape species small lives coast south_africa dozen specimens known reef dwelling fish lives rocky reefs thought lay large eggs short phase hatch directly juvenile species grows total length resembles small european american previously included genus closely related species considered form separate genus closest relatives genera distribution ecology cape endemic south_africa occurs west east range kilometres known specimens fish caught reefs depths metres suggests cape inhabits rocky explain apparent rarity areas species small retained traps description considerably smaller large northern atlantic_ocean european american centimetres total length length accounts variable red yellow dark olive similar considered genera family nonetheless cape differs number characters cape flattened rounded section curves upwards tip pairs claws covered hairs length sides nearly parallel egg bearing females collected openings female cape larger thought indicate bears fewer larger eggs larvae develop quickly juveniles hatching eggs hatch directly juveniles taxonomy evolution cape elusive rare fourteen specimens having collected date description include males collections cape town london van male female national paris cape discovered island publicity find generated resulted additional specimens reported cape described independently described possibly based type specimen erected genus included species placement followed later authors species reached current classification genus erected analyses morphology suggest close relationship molecular analyses mitochondrial dna reveal sister taxa genera lack ornamentation spines thought reached state independently evolution closest living relative closest relatives
Cape lobster