Japanese spiny lobster

The Japanese spiny lobster (イセエビ（伊勢蝦/伊勢海老）, ise-ebi),^[2] Panulirus japonicus, is a member of the genus Panulirus of spiny lobsters.^[3] It grows up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and lives in the Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea.^[3] P. japonicus is the subject of commercial lobster fishery in Japan.^[3] It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine. Serving and preparation methods include sashimi, as a steak, frying, and roasting alive (残酷焼, zankoku-yaki).^{[citation needed]}

Japanese spiny lobster
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Palinuridae
Genus:	Panulirus
Species:	P. japonicus
Binomial name
Panulirus japonicus (Von Siebold, 1824)
Synonyms
Palinurus japonicus von Siebold, 1824