Ibacus peronii

Ibacus peronii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Scyllaridae
Genus: Ibacus
Species:
I. peronii
Binomial name
Ibacus peronii
Leach, 1815

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.

  1. ^ 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.

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