Jasus paulensis, also commonly known as the St Paul rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found in the waters around Saint Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean and around Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is the name of both a remote group of volcanic islands in which Ocean southern region, and the main island of that group?
Jasus paulensis Jasus paulensis, also commonly known as the St Paul rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found in the waters around Saint Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean and around Tristan da Cunha in the southern Atlantic Ocean. At one time the rock lobsters on Tristan da Cunha were believed to be a separate species known as the Tristan rock lobster ("Jasus tristani"), but the use of mitochondrial DNA sequencing has shown them to be identical. Some authorities, for example the IUCN, retain them as separate species. The Tristan rock lobster features on the coat of arms and the flag of Tristan da Cunha.
Geography of Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago of five islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is the island of Tristan da Cunha itself and the second-largest the remote bird haven Gough Island. It forms part of a wider territory called Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Saint Helena and Ascension Island.