Balmain 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]. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Digimon, the only known animals. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Classes & Subclasses Branchiopoda Phyllopoda Sarsostraca Remipedia Cephalocarida Maxillopoda Thecostraca Tantulocarida Branchiura Pentastomida Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda Myodocopa Podocopa Malacostraca Phyllocarida Hoplocarida Eumalacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods, comprising approximately 52,000 described species [1], and are usually treated as a subphylum [2].They include various familiar animals... Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Suborders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata See text for superfamilies. ... Families Palinuridae Scyllaridae (Synaxidae) The Achelata is an infra-order of the reptant Decapoda. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... William Elford Leach FRS (February 2, 1790 - August 26, 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. ... Genera Acantharctus Antarctus Antipodarctus Bathyarctus Biarctus Chelarctus Crenarctus Eduarctus Galearctus Gibbularctus Ibacus Parribacus Petrarctus Remiarctus Scammarctus Scyllarus Scyllarides Thenus Slipper lobsters, sometimes called bulldozers, are a family of achelate (clawless) decapod crustaceans found in all warm oceans and seas. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Southport is a coastal town near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the citys largest communities. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (June Quarter Released Statistics 2006)  - Population  4,053,444 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Location of Geraldton, Western Australia Geraldton () is a city in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Retail fish market: Chinatown, Sydney. ...

References

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