| Ibacus peronii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Scyllaridae |
| Genus: | Ibacus |
| Species: | I. peronii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815
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Ibacus peronii, the Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. It lives in shallow waters around Australia and is the subject of small-scale fishery. It is a flattened, reddish brown animal, up to 23 cm (9 in) long and 14 cm (6 in) wide, with flattened antennae and no claws.
- ^ Butler, M.; MacDiarmid, A.; Cockcroft, A. (2011). "Ibacus peronii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169984A6699281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169984A6699281.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.