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title: "Red-clawed crab"
description: "Chiromantes haematocheir — Inne zwierzęta. Chiromantes haematocheir, commonly known as red-clawed crab, is a species of mudflat crab in the family Sesarmidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-clawed-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-clawed crab

> Chiromantes haematocheir — Inne zwierzęta. Chiromantes haematocheir, commonly known as red-clawed crab, is a species of mudflat crab in the family Sesarmidae.

- Scientific name: *Chiromantes haematocheir*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2590
- Wikidata: [Q4388684](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4388684)
- iNaturalist taxon: [469185](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/469185)

## Names

- en: Red-clawed crab

## Countries with the most observations

TW (926), JP (628), KR (229), HK (183), CN (157)

## Summary

Chiromantes haematocheir, commonly known as red-clawed crab, is a species of mudflat crab in the family Sesarmidae. It is endemic to East Asia. The crab is one of two species currently considered in the genus Chiromantes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiromantes_haematocheir

## Photo

![Red-clawed crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-clawed-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185683372

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-clawed-crab?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).