| Eriocheir | |
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| Eriocheir sinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Grapsoidea |
| Family: | Varunidae |
| Genus: | Eriocheir De Haan, 1835 |
| Species [1] | |
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Eriocheir is a genus of crabs, including the Chinese mitten crab, E. sinensis.[1] Formerly in the family Grapsidae, it is now placed in the Varunidae.