Japanese spiny lobster

The Japanese spiny lobster (イセエビ（伊勢蝦/伊勢海老）, ise-ebi),^[2] Panulirus japonicus, is a member of the genus Panulirus of spiny lobsters.^[3] It grows up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and lives in the Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea.^[3] P. japonicus is the subject of commercial lobster fishery in Japan.^[3] It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine. Serving and preparation methods include sashimi, as a steak, frying, and roasting alive (残酷焼, zankoku-yaki).^{[citation needed]}

Japanese spiny lobster
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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

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. 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.