Species Detail - Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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
9
1
1
21/01/2006
15/01/2025
15 January (recorded in 2025)
25 December (recorded in 2020)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis), accessed 29 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/22443>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)