Specimen Information

Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID155489
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusHemigrapsus
Speciessanguineus
Common NameAsian shore crab
StateNJ
CountyCape May
LocalityStone Harbor at Great Channel Bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGreat Egg Harbor
HUC8 Number02040302
HUC10 NameGreat Egg Harbor Bay-Barrier Islands
HUC10 Number0204030204
HUC12 NameGreat Channel-Hereford Inlet
HUC12 Number020403020405
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13066
Author:McDermott, J.J.
Date:1998
Title:The Western Pacific Brachyuran Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Grapsidae) in its new habitat along the Atlantic coast of the United States: Feeding, Cheliped morphology and growth.
Publisher:Brill
Pages:425-444
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Marine
Number Collected1
SizeCW 31.3 mm


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