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Xiepu 蟹譜 "Notes on Crabs"
The Xiepu 蟹譜 is a book on crabs written by the Song period 宋 (960-1279) scholar Fu Hong 傅肱. The book consists of a general introduction and two chapters. In the first chapters Fu Hong mentions older sources on crabs, while in the second chapter he notes down his own observations.
Fu Hong describes the species, their living environment, and where they are to be found. He also provides information about their life cycles and whether they can be eaten or not.
The Xiepu is included in the collectanea Baichuan xuehai 百川學海, Shanju zazhi 山居雜志, Shuofu 說郛, and Congshu jicheng 叢書集成.

Source: Liu Changzhi 劉昌芝 (1993). "Xiepu tiyao 蟹譜提要", in: Zhongguo kexue jishu dianji tonghui 中國科學技術典籍通彙, Shengwu juan 生物卷, vol. 1, p. 147. Ed. Ren Jiyu 任繼愈/Gou Cuihua 茍萃華. Zhengzhou: Henan jiaoyu chubanshe.

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