Nanhaipotamon hongkongense is a species of freshwater crab of the genus Nanhaipotamon, known to occur in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island, New Territories, Lantau Island and a few smaller islands) and adjacent areas in Shenzhen and Dongguan, Mainland China.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hong Kong South Sea Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nanhaipotamon aculatum
- Indochinamon bavi
- Candidiopotamon penglai
- Trichodactylus fluviatilis
- Rodriguezus garmani
- Dilocarcinus pagei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Potamidae
- Genus
- Nanhaipotamon
- Species
- Nanhaipotamon hongkongense
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