 The Cape lobster is endemic to South Africa . It occurs from Dassen Island , Western Cape in the west to Haga Haga , Eastern Cape in the east , a range of 900 kilometres ( 560 mi ) . Most of the known specimens were regurgitated by fish caught on reefs at depths of 20 – 40 metres ( 66 – 131 ft ) . This suggests that the Cape lobster inhabits rocky substrates , and may explain its apparent rarity , since such areas are not amenable to dredging or trawling , and the species may be too small to be retained by lobster traps . 
 The Cape lobster <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>endemic to South Africa . It <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>occurs</mark></a> from Dassen Island , Western Cape in the west to Haga Haga , Eastern Cape in the east , a range of 900 kilometres ( 560 mi ) . Most of the known specimens <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> regurgitated by fish caught on reefs at depths of 20 – 40 metres ( 66 – 131 ft ) . This <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that the Cape lobster <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>inhabits</mark></a> rocky substrates , and may explain its apparent rarity , since such areas <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>not</mark></a>amenable to dredging or trawling , and the species may be too small to be retained by lobster traps . 
The Cape lobster endemic to South Africa . It occur from Dassen Island , Western Cape in the west to Haga Haga , Eastern Cape in da east , a range of 900 kilometres ( 560 mi ) . Most of tdaknown specimens was regurgitated by fish caught on reefs at depths of 20 – 40 metres ( 66 – 131 ft ) . dis suggest that thdaape lobster inhabit rocky substrates , and may explain its apparent rarity , since such areas ain't amenable to dredging or trawling , and the species may be too small to be retained by lobster traps .