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Eriocheir japonica Japanese Mitten Crab, Mokuzu Crab

Eriocheir japonica is commonly referred to as Japanese Mitten Crab, Mokuzu Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Eriocheir japonica, Japan 1988_0208-01

Place: Koajiro bay, Miura peninsula, Kanagawa pref., Japan (in a stream).Comment: carapace width (male)=5.5cm (approximately).
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:
18252 
AphiaID:
444767 
Scientific:
Eriocheir japonica 
German:
Japanische Wollhandkrabbe 
English:
Japanese Mitten Crab, Mokuzu Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Varunidae (Family) > Eriocheir (Genus) > japonica (Species) 
Initial determination:
(De Haan, ), 1835 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Russland, China, Corea, European Coasts, Germany, Invasive Species, Japan, Netherlands, North Pacific (Ocean), Poland, Taiwan, USA 
Marine Zone:
Supralitoral 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
8,5 cm 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-04 19:34:38 

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Eriocheir japonica (De Haan, 1835)

Synonymised names
Eriocheir formosa Nakagawa, 1915 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1835) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Eriocheir rectus Stimpson, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eriochirus japonicus (De Haan, 1835) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Grapsus (Eriocheir) japonicus De Haan, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Nemesis (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.
  2. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.

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