Chinese Mitten Crab

Scientific name: Eriocheir sinensis

Common names: Chinese mitten crab

Native To: China

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1992 (West Coast); 2005 (East Coast)

Images: Google

Video: Mitten Crabs Threaten Maryland Natural Habitat: MyFoxDC.com

Means of Introduction: Ballast water (also possibly through intentional releases)

Impact: Competes with native species

Current U.S. Distribution: West Coast; Great Lakes; Chesapeake Bay (NAS Database map)

Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Chinese Mitten Crab

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Management Plan for the Genus Eriocheir (Mitten Crabs) (Nov 2003; PDF | 1.31 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

How to Identify a Mitten Crab (PDF | 198 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts

Eriocheir sinensis
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Mitten Crab Watch
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Special Note: Initial background information - Chinese Mitten Crab Information Page

Eriocheir sinensis - National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System, Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Chinese Mitten Crab - Eriocheir sinensis - Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program (PDF | 561 KB)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Eriocheir sinensis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Chinese Mitten Crab Surveys of San Joaquin River Basin and Suisun Marsh, California, 2000 (PDF | 2.46 MB)
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
Distribution

Eriocheir sinensis - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution maps and collection information (State and County)

Chinese Mitten Crab - Eriocheir sinensis (PDF | 561 KB)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory. Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Chinese Mitten Crab
California Department of Fish and Game. Central Valley Bay-Delta Branch.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Chinese Mitten Crab Watch
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Legal Aspects

Distribution, Ecology and Potential Impacts of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in San Francisco Bay (Jun 2000; PDF | 1.05 MB)
University of California. Water Resources Center.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution

Chinese Mitten Crab - Exotic Aquatics on the Move
National Sea Grant Network and Geographic Education Alliances.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Chinese Mitten Crab
Washington Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution

Biological synopsis of the chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2812 (2007; PDF | 1.5 MB)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Hosted: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project.
Citation: Veilleux, E., and de Lafontaine, Y. 2007. Biological synopsis of the chinese
mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Can. Manusc. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2812: vi + 45p.

Eriocheir sinensis (PDF | 151 KB)
GoConsult. Exotics Across the Ocean.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution

Chinese mitten crabs
Natural History Museum (United Kingdom).
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Eriocheir sinensis - Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet (PDF | 441 KB)
North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Eriocheir sinensis (crustacean) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Chinese Mitten Crab - Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species of Concern for Alaska (PDF | 120 KB)
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion

Eriocheir sinensis - Guide to Marine Invaders in the Gulf of Maine (PDF | 297 KB)
Salem Sound Coastwatch. Marine Introduced Species Monitoring Resource Center.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution