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Chinese mitten crab

A species of Eriocheir, Also known as Chinese freshwater edible crab
Scientific name : Eriocheir sinensis Genus : Eriocheir

Chinese mitten crab, A species of Eriocheir
Also known as:
Chinese freshwater edible crab
Botanical name: Eriocheir sinensis
Genus: Eriocheir
Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) Photo By Vassil , used under CC0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The crab got its name because the male animals in particular wear a thick "hair fur" on the scissors, which makes the species distinctive. The hair also appears less conspicuously in females and young animals. Your almost square back armor (carapace) can be up to 7.5 centimeters long (exceptionally 10 centimeters). It shows hardly any size differences between the sexes. The total width including the long legs can be up to 30 centimeters; the leg length reaches twice the carapace width. The weight of adult animals is between 70 and 200, exceptionally up to 400 grams. As with all crabs, the abdomen is turned forward on the belly side. This multi-limb part of the body, which is called the Malacostraca Pleon, is narrowly tongue-shaped in the males and almost as wide in the females as the carapace. The back shell is colored olive green or brown with darker spots and finely sawn at the edge. On its front corners there are also four sharply pointed saw teeth on each side. The foremost pair of limbs has been converted into scissor hands, which are more pronounced in the male than in the female. The four pairs of legs are long and flattened and have hairlines at the edges.
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Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) Photo By Vassil , used under CC0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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