fan lobster; sand crayfish
Refers to crustaceans of the genus Ibacus, especially the Japanese fan lobster (Ibacus ciliatus). The name comes from the body shape resembling a flat fan (団扇).
The fan lobster is a shrimp characterized by its flat body.
I found a rare fan lobster at the market.
イセエビ is the Japanese spiny lobster, a different species with a cylindrical body, unlike the flat fan lobster.
smooth fan lobster
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 団扇 (uchiwa, 'round fan') + 海老 (ebi, 'shrimp/lobster'), from the fan-like shape of the body.