Horsehair crab | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Cheiragonidae |
Genus: |
Erimacrus Benedict, 1892 |
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 in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean and is frequently used in Japanese cuisine.