Key Identification Features
- Two distinct color forms exist for this crab: one is olive green, and the other is purple.
- The hind region of the carapace has no transverse ridges, and features three teeth between the orbit and the lateral angle.
- Eriocheir sinensis, the Chinese mitten crab, can be recognized by the dense patches of dark setae, or "fur", on its claws.
- Each side of the carapace has two notches behind the eye, and it has two distinct, well-defined lobes.
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