Miyako Freshwater Crab
Geothelphusa miyakoensis
Photo: hakkahamushi / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Miyako Freshwater Crab is a small freshwater crab living in a few watery places around Miyakojima. Crabs of this group spend their whole lives in streams and damp habitats without going to the sea. Because it is vulnerable to changes in the island's water environment and has a narrow range, it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Geothelphusa miyakoensis
- Group
- Crustaceans
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically Endangered / EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ミヤコサワガニ
- 简体中文
- 宫古溪蟹
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The Miyako Freshwater Crab is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Miyako Freshwater Crab is listed as "Critically Endangered / Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ミヤコサワガニ).
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