Species FAO code: ERS

Eriocheir sinensis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Denmark	da Uldhåndskrabbe da kinesisk uldhåndskrabbe	–
Italy	it Granchio cinese	–
Netherlands	nl Chinese wolhandkrab	–
Spain	es Cangrejo chino	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853

Scientific name

Eriocheir sinensis

Author

Milne-Edwards, 1853

Rank

Species

FAO code

ERS

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyVarunidae
        GenusEriocheir
        SpeciesEriocheir sinensis

Synonyms

Grapsus nankin Lin, 1926
Eriocheir sinensis f. rostratus Panning, 1938
Eriocheir sinensis f. rotundifrons Panning, 1938
Eriocheris sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853
Grapsus nankin Tu, Tu, Wu, Ling & Hsu, 1923
Eriocheir sinensis f. acutifrons Panning, 1938
Eriocheir sinensis f. trilobata Panning, 1938

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 14 — Crabs
      - 0306 14 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 14 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 24 — Crabs
      - 0306 24 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 24 80 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 10 00 — Crab

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Eriocheir sinensis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central