Chiromantes haematocheir

Chiromantes haematocheir
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Chiromantes
Species:
C. haematocheir
Binomial name
Chiromantes haematocheir
(De Haan, 1833)
Synonyms
List
  • Grapsus (Pachysoma) haematocheir De Haan, 1833
  • Holometopus haematocheir (De Haan, 1833)
  • Holometopus serenei Soh, 1978
  • Perisesarma haematocheir (De Haan, 1833)
  • Sesarma haematocheir (De Haan, 1833)

Chiromantes haematocheir, commonly known as red-clawed crab, is a species of mudflat crab in the family Sesarmidae. It is endemic to East Asia and quite distinct from the other species placed in the genus Chiromantes. The genus may be restricted to this one species.