Japanese mitten crab
| Japanese mitten crab | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Varunidae |
| Genus: | Eriocheir |
| Species: | E. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
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The Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica), is a species of crab native to Korea and Japan. It is catadromous, being usually found in freshwater and brackish environments, but moving downstream into coastal marine environments to breed.[2]
It is commonly eaten and economically important in its native range.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The species is found in Japan, Korea, and the southeastern coast of Russia. Sporadic introduced populations are also present in the United States, and a degree of introgression of the species has occurred in the invasive European populations of its close congener, the Chinese mitten crab.[4]
Gallery
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Larva -
Mating -
Comparison to the Chinese mitten crab (right)
References
[edit]- ^ "Eriocheir japonica". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Kobayashi, Satoshi (2003). "Process of Growth, Migration, and Reproduction of Middle-and Large-sized Japanese Mitten Crab Eriocheir japonica (de Haan) in a Small River and its Adjacent Sea Coast". Benthos Research. 58 (2): 87–103. doi:10.5179/benthos1996.58.2_87.
- ^ Wang, Zhiyan; Zu, Lu; Li, Qingqing; Jiang, Xiaodong; Xu, Wengang; Soyano, Kiyoshi; Cheng, Yongxu; Wu, Xugan (2020-07-22). "A comparative evaluation of the nutritional quality of Eriocheir sinensis and Eriocheir japonica (Brachyura, Varunidae)". Crustaceana. 93 (6): 567–585. doi:10.1163/15685403-bja10024. ISSN 1568-5403.
- ^ Hayer, Sarah; Brandis, Dirk; Hartl, Günther B.; Ewers-Saucedo, Christine (2019-08-28). "First indication of Japanese mitten crabs in Europe and cryptic genetic diversity of invasive Chinese mitten crabs". NeoBiota. 50: 1–29. doi:10.3897/neobiota.50.34881. ISSN 1314-2488.
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