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The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis; simplified Chinese: 大闸蟹; traditional Chinese: 大閘蟹; pinyin: dàzháxiè; Jyutping: daai6 zaap6 haai5; Shanghainese: du 6-zaq 8-ha 5, lit. "big sluice crab"), also known as the Shanghai hairy crab ( 上海毛蟹 , p Shànghǎi máoxiè ), is a medium-sized burrowing crab that is named for ...
Eriocheir is a genus of crabs, including the Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis. [1] [2] Formerly in the family Grapsidae, it is now placed in the Varunidae. References
Chinese mitten crabs are classified as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species. Scientists in Europe are trying to stop their spread.
The Chinese mitten crabs migrate from Yangcheng Lake towards the Yangtze delta for mating in September and October. The local fishermen harvest the animals during this migration. In 2002, the total production of Chinese mitten crabs in Yangcheng Lake was estimated to be about 1,500 t (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons).
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The Grapsoidea are a superfamily of crabs; they are well known and contain many taxa which are terrestrial (land-living), semiterrestrial (taking to the sea only for reproduction), or limnic (living in fresh water). Another well-known member with a more conventional lifestyle is the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis.
[26]: 64 Some crustaceans are significant invasive species, such as the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, [27] and the Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus. [28] Since the opening of the Suez Canal , close to 100 species of crustaceans from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific realm have established themselves in the eastern ...
River crab may refer to: Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, sometimes called the Chinese River Crab; Potamonautes perlatus, the Cape river crab of South Africa; Potamonautes reidi, Reid's river crab; Potamonautes sidneyi, the Natal river crab of South Africa; Liberonautes grandbassa, Grandbassa river crab; Liberonautes lugbe, Lugbe river crab