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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eriocheir japonica 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
- Varuna litterata
- Eriocheir sinensis
- Potamon ibericum
- Longpotamon acutum
- Potamon fluviatile
- Cyrtograpsus angulatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Varunidae
- Genus
- Eriocheir
- Species
- Eriocheir japonica
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