Species Detail - Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Eriocheir sinensis
Chinese Mitten Crab
NHMSYS0001593547 RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland)
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H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Crustacean
Species
2
1
1
10/11/2022
15/01/2025
15 January (recorded in 2025)
25 December (recorded in 2020)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis), accessed 30 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/22443>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)