Parribacus japonicus

Parribacus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Scyllaridae
Genus: Parribacus
Species: P. japonicus
Binomial name
Parribacus japonicus

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

  1. ↑ A. MacDiarmid (2011). "Parribacus japonicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T170013A6706921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170013A6706921.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Tin-Yam Chan (2009). "Parribacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "ゾウリエビ Pariibacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2010.


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