Japanese mitten crab

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Japanese mitten crab
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Eriocheir
Species:
E. japonica
Binomial name
Eriocheir japonica
De Haan, 1835
Synonyms [1]
  • Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1835)
  • Eriochirus japonicus (De Haan, 1835)
  • Grapsus (Eriocheir) japonicus De Haan, 1835
  • Eriocheir formosa Nakagawa, 1915
  • Eriocheir rectus Stimpson, 1858

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]

Contents

It is commonly eaten and economically important in its native range. [3]

Distribution

The species is found in Japan, Korea, western Taiwan 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Eriocheir japonica". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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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