Pleonobopyrus kumanonadensis
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Ebinoyutanpo was found attached to a shrimp called Nokonoha-ebijako.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Pleonobopyrus kumanonadensis
- Scientific name
- Pleonobopyrus kumanonadensis
- Japanese name
- エビノユタンポ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Bopyridae
- Genus
- Pleonobopyrus
A newly described species of ebiyadorimushi (bopyrid isopod) that lives in deep water in the Kumano Sea.
It was found on a shrimp's belly, looking like a hot-water bottle the shrimp was hugging, which gave it its name.
Basic data
- Range
- Kumano Sea
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- エビノユタンポ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — エビノユタンポChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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