Parribacus japonicus
Parribacus japonicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Scyllaridae |
Genus: | Parribacus |
Species: | P. japonicus |
Binomial name | |
Parribacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960 [2] | |
Parribacus japonicus, the Japanese mitten lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. The Japanese name zōri-ebi (ゾウリエビ)[3] refers to the zōri, a type of Japanese sandal, which it resembles in appearance.[4] It lives in shallow water, up to 20 metres (66 ft) deep, around the southern coasts of Japan, from Maizuru and Tokyo Bay to the Ryūkyū Islands.[3] It grows up to 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in total length, and is occasionally fished and sold for its meat.[3]
References
- ↑ A. MacDiarmid (2011). "Parribacus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ↑ Tin-Yam Chan (2009). "Parribacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Parribacus japonicus". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
- ↑ "ゾウリエビ Pariibacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2010.
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