Tags: Crustacean.
Chiromantes haematocheir is a mudflat crab of the family Sesarmidae (subfamily Sesarminae) which is endemic to East Asia. It is known under the common names red-clawed crab or akategani (Japanese) and the Latin names Grapsus haematocheir and Sesarma haematocheir. It is quite distinct from the other species placed in the genus Chiromantes and the genus may be restricted to this one species.
