Balmain bug

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Balmain bug
Balmain bug, cooked
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]. Balmain Bug, Flapjack Fact File Ibacus peronii

The Balmain Bug is a type of slipper lobster and is closely related to the rock lobsters. It has no pincers and uses its short, wide antennae to dig into sand and mud on the ocean floor in search of food.

The Balmain Bug is a popular, edible crustacean common throughout Sydney fish markets and local fish shops.

Distribution: Southport in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania to Geraldton in Western Australia. Also New Zealand,

Habitat: Ocean to a depth of 20-500 m.

Status: Common

Size: Up to 7 cm

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Balmain Bug, Flapjack Fact File". Australian Museum. http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=72. 

External links

• Balmain Bug Recipe
• Balmain Bug Data

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