Ibacus peronii Balmain Bug, Butterfly Fan Lobster

Ibacus peronii is commonly referred to as Balmain Bug, Butterfly Fan Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16864 

AphiaID:

382923 

Scientific:

Ibacus peronii 

German:

Schmetterlings-Bärenkrebs, Balmain Bärenkrebs 

English:

Balmain Bug, Butterfly Fan Lobster 

Category:

Pistol Shrimps 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Ibacus (Genus) > peronii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Leach, 1815 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

40 - 250 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 9.06" (2cm - 23cm) 

Weight:

200 g 

Temperature:

13,9 °F - 20,2 °F (13,9°C - 20,2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ibacus altricrenatus
• Ibacus brevipes
• Ibacus brucei
• Ibacus ciliatus
• Ibacus novemdentatus
• 
  Ibacus peronii
  Schmetterlings-Bärenkrebs, Balmain Bärenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-16 17:04:08 

Last edit:

2024-10-16 17:04:08 

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