Japanese spiny lobster

Japanese spiny lobster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Panulirus japonicus
(Von Siebold, 1824)
Synonyms

Palinurus japonicus von Siebold, 1824

The Japanese spiny lobster (イセエビ, ise-ebi; or 伊勢蝦/伊勢海老/伊勢蛯/鰝), Panulirus japonicus, is a member of the genus Panulirus of spiny lobsters. It grows up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and lives in the Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea. P. japonicus is the subject of commercial lobster fishery in Japan. It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine.

References

  1. ↑ Chan, T.Y. (2011). "Panulirus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T170006A6704413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170006A6704413.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Koh Masuda (1990). Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary (4th ed.). Kenkyūsha. ISBN 978-4-7674-2015-8.
  3. 1 2 3 Lipke B. Holthuis (1991). "Panulirus japonicus". FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 13. Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 143–144. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.