Macrophthalmus japonicus
| Macrophthalmus japonicus | |
|---|---|
| Three individuals in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Macrophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Macrophthalmus |
| Subgenus: | Mareotis |
| Species: | M. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrophthalmus japonicus (De Haan, 1835)
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Macrophthalmus japonicus, the Japanese mud crab, is a species of sentinel crab in the family Macrophthalmidae native to Asia. The taxon was described by Wilhem de Haan in 1835.