Kingdom Animalia Order Decapoda Family Cheiragonidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Scientific name Erimacrus isenbeckii Higher classification Erimacrus | |
Genus Erimacrus
Benedict, 1892 Similar Crab, Red king crab, Snow crab, Hanasaki Crab, King crab | ||
Opening a boiled horsehair crab
The horsehair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii, (Japanese: ケガニ kegani), is a species of crab which is found in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean and is frequently used in Japanese cuisine.
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