Balmain bug

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iBalmain bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Achelata
Family: Scyllaridae
Genus: Ibacus
Species: I. peronii
Binomial name
Ibacus peronii
Leach, 1815

The Balmain bug, Ibacus peronii, is a type of slipper lobster. It is found at depths of 20–500 m off the coast of Australia from Southport in Queensland to Geraldton in Western Australia, and off the coast of New Zealand [1]. It is named after Balmain, New South Wales, and is commonly sold in fish markets in the Sydney area [1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Balmain Bug, Flapjack Fact File. Australian Museum.
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