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Prefectural Natural Monument
Crustaceans

Mishima Freshwater Crab

Geothelphusa mishima

Geothelphusa mishima is a small freshwater crab found on the Mishima Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. Like other freshwater crabs of its genus, it lives entirely in fresh water and its young hatch as miniature crabs rather than free-swimming larvae. As a rare species confined to a few island streams, it is a Natural Monument.

Scientific name
Geothelphusa mishima
Group
Crustaceans
Prefectures
Kagoshima
日本語
ミシマサワガニ
简体中文
三岛溪蟹

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The Mishima Freshwater Crab (Geothelphusa mishima) is protected as a Natural Monument of Japan (1 designation). Geothelphusa mishima is a small…

The Mishima Freshwater Crab is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.

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