Horsehair crab

Horsehair crab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Cheiragonidae
Genus: Erimacrus
Species:
E. isenbeckii
Binomial name
Erimacrus isenbeckii
(Brandt, 1848)

The horsehair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii (Japanese: ケガニ, kegani), is a species of crab which is found mainly in the Northwest Pacific, around the Hokkaido coast in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Western Bering Sea and is an important commercial species used in Japanese cuisine.[1][2] Despite the importance of the species, biological studies are usually specialized and limited.[3] The catch for the species reached a peak in the 1950s at 27,000 tons and has decreased since, reaching 2,000 tons in 2003.[4] Due to the commercial importance of the species, many stock enhancement programs have been utilized to help maintain a successful fishery.[4] The species is commonly found on sandy benthic environments from shallow water to depths of up to 350 meters.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Erimacrus isenbeckii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ "Erimacrus isenbeckii, hair crab : fisheries". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ Kim, Sang Gu (June 2011). "Hemocyanin-derived phenoloxidase activity with broad temperature stability extending into the cold environment in hemocytes of the hair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 159 (2): 103–108. doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.02.004. PMID 21362494.
  4. ^ a b Murakami, Keisuke; Hamasaki, Katsuyuki; Ichikawa, Takashi (2018-07-01). "Larval survival, development and growth in the horsehair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii, cultured under different photoperiod conditions". Aquaculture Research. 49 (7): 2511–2517. doi:10.1111/are.13711.
  5. ^ Azuma, Noriko; Kunihiro, Yasushi; Sasaki, Jun; Mihara, Eiji; Mihara, Yukio; Yasunaga, Tomoaki; Jin, Deuk-Hee; Abe, Syuiti (January 2008). "Genetic variation and population structure of hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii) in Japan inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis". Marine Biotechnology. 10 (1): 39–48. Bibcode:2008MarBt..10...39A. doi:10.1007/s10126-007-9033-1. hdl:2115/33865. PMID 17955293.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nagao 1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Crabs of Russia, crab Erimacrus isenbeckii (Brandt, 1848) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Cheiragonidae), 3 photo". www.crabs.ru. Retrieved 2019-04-13.