Parribacus japonicus

Parribacus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Scyllaridae
Genus: Parribacus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Parribacus japonicus

Parribacus japonicus, the Japanese mitten lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. Though the common name for this lobster is the Japanese mitten lobster,[3] it is locally called zōri-ebi (ゾウリエビ) – zōri denoting the Japanese sandal it resembles, and ebi meaning shrimp or lobster.[4]

  1. ^ MacDiarmid, A. (2011). "Parribacus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170013A6706921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170013A6706921.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tin-Yam Chan (2009). "Parribacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Holthius, L.B. (1991). Marine Lobsters of the World. Leiden, The Netherlands: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum. p. 213. ISBN 92-5-103027-8.
  4. ^ "ゾウリエビ Pariibacus japonicus Holthuis, 1960" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2010.