Sakura shrimp

Sakura shrimp
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Sergestidae
Genus:	Lucensosergia
Species:	L. lucens
Binomial name
Lucensosergia lucens (Hansen, 1922)
Synonyms[1][2]
Sergestes kishinouyei Nakazawa and Terao, 1915 Sergia lucens Hansen, 1922 Sergestes phosphoreus Kishinouye, 1925

Lucensosergia lucens is a species of shrimp popularly known as the sakura shrimp or sakura ebi. The translucent pink shrimp derives its name from sakura, the Japanese word for the cherry blossom. The species grows to about 4–5 cm and lives primarily in Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, where it is caught to be eaten. It is also caught in Taiwan.