The freshwater horseshoe crab is not a protected animal. Triops spp. belongs to Branchiopoda, Notostrace, Triopsidae, Triops, and is a freshwater crustacean. It is distributed in various provinces in southern China and mostly inhabits fresh water such as ponds, pools or paddy fields.

However, it is worth noting that although the freshwater horseshoe crab is not a protected animal, other organisms similar to the horseshoe crab, Like a horseshoe crab, it is a protected animal. The horseshoe crab is a national second-level protected animal and a key protected animal in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. It has been included in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).