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Eriocheir
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Eriocheir

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Eriocheir is a genus of crabs, including the Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis. Formerly in the family Grapsidae, it is now placed in the Varunidae. left|thumb|Comparison between Japanese mitten crab|Japanese (left) and Chinese (right) mitten crabs

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyVarunidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded70,299

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Eriocheir is a genus of crabs, including the Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis. Formerly in the family Grapsidae, it is now placed in the Varunidae. left|thumb|Comparison between Japanese mitten crab|Japanese (left) and Chinese (right) mitten crabs

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