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Invasive 'furry'-clawed crabs spotted in New York as local ecosystems 'under threat'
The mitten crab - known as the Eriocheir sinesis - is ... The crabs migrate from freshwater to brackish-marine waters, and vice-versa, and have the "potential to disrupt local ecosystems by ...
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Russia’s fishery agency denies reports of Chinese mitten crabs living in Moskva River
According to the official, Chinese mitten crabs are normally found in freshwater, but need seawater to reproduce. Therefore, they are typically found in river estuaries, which cannot be found in ...
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Mitten Crab Watch
Subsequently other river catchments including the Humber, Medway, Tyne, Wharfe and Ouse have recorded mitten crab populations. They are the only crab found in freshwater but may be confused with ...
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Saving Species Series 3, Freshwater Eels and Mitten Crabs Eel Surveying in the Ottawa River Valley, Canada
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