巨螯蟹属在中国东海的新记录

本文报导了巨螯蟹属在我国东海为首次记录。记述一种巨螯蟹(原名高脚蟹)。

A NEW RECORD OF GENUS MACROCHEIRA FROM EAST CHINA SEA

The crad was collected from the East China Sea by Shanghai's Oceanic Fishery in March 1988. It is female. Measurements: 325mm in length of carapace, 282mm in width, 38mm in length of rostrum, and 653mm in length of cheliped. The thoracic legs are all very long. The crab is a rare species in the East. China Sea. It is a Japan endemic species. Known general on the distribution of crab in Japanese Water from the Pacific Side of Honahu at. The crab lives in the bottoms of sand or mud with depth ranging from 50 to 300 metres. The specimen of crab is preserved in the Shanghai Museums of Natural History.