Japanese spiny lobster
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The Japanese spiny lobster (Panulirus japonicus), is a member of the Panulirus genus of spiny lobsters. It grows up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and lives in the Pacific Ocean around Japan, China, and Korea. P. japonicus is the subject of commercial lobster fishery in Japan. It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine.
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| Subphyllum | Crustacea | |
| class | Malacostraca | |
| order | Decapoda | |
| infraorder | Achelata | |
| family | Palinuridae | |
| genus | Panulirus | |
| species | P. japonicus |
