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Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1853

AphiaID

107451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107451)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Eriocheir De Haan, 1835

Original name

Eriochirus sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107451 on 2025-05-06

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107451 on 2025-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2010-02-25 14:41:38Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2018-01-29 13:20:14Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-05-19 10:59:35Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series. 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors

additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]

additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Invasions. 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (IHO Sea Area) : It has appeared sporadically in the Mediterranean, Caspian and White Seas. [details]

Introduced species abundance in White Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Crabs of this species are now regularly caught in the Archangel Bay of the White Sea (Berger and Naumov 2002). [details]

Introduced species impact in Canada (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Estonia (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in German part of the Baltic Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Germany (Nation) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in Latvia (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Portugal (Nation) : Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain [details]

Introduced species impact in Spain (Nation) : Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain [details]

Introduced species impact in Sweden (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Belgian part of the North Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Germany (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Ukraine (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species impact in Sweden (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species population trend in White Sea (IHO Sea Area) : It has appeared sporadically in the Mediterranean, Caspian and White Seas. [details]

Introduced species population trend in Black Sea (IHO Sea Area) : It is established in the Black Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Bank erosion [details]

Introduced species remark in Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : Listed as "reported" as: "Overall, it is too premature to conclude that the species has established itself in the St. Lawrence ecosystem". [details]

Introduced species remark in Portugal (Nation) : Damages and fouls fishing nets and eat fishing baits [details]

Introduced species remark in Spain (Nation) : Damages and fouls fishing nets and eat fishing baits [details]

Introduced species remark In United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Bank erosion [details]

Introduced species remark In United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Bank erosion [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal French part of the English Channel (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal French part of the English Channel (Marine Region) Pathway/vector Other (escapes or deliberate releases associated with maritime transport) [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Singaporean part of the Singapore Strait (Marine Region) Pathway/vector Other
The individual was probably an escapee or a deliberate release originating from the live seafood trade (Yeo et
al. 2011) [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Portugal (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Sweden (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukraine (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Austria (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Austria (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Black Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canals connecting to the Baltic are a likely vector for the Black, White Sea, and Caspian Sea populations [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Czech Republic (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Czech Republic (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
The crabs had probably reached the Mediterranean by the Canal du Midi. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Germany (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Likely introduced via ballast water. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Hungary (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Hungary (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Japan (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals
Represent a probable introduction of E. sinensis to Japan from China (Takeda and Koziumi 2005), either by ballast water, or as a fisheries-related release. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Japan (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Represent a probable introduction of E. sinensis to Japan from China (Takeda and Koziumi 2005), either by ballast water, or as a fisheries-related release. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Switzerland (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Switzerland (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Canal systems and ballast water transport have enabled Eriocheir sinensis to reach outlying bodies of water in Eurasia, including rivers and lakes in landlocked countries. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in White Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Canals connecting to the Baltic are a likely vector for the Black, White Sea, and Caspian Sea populations [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Sweden (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: deliberate [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Germany (Nation) : Shipping [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Other [details]

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