Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas
(green crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
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9 results for Carcinus maenas (green crab)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
242260 MEYorkAtlantic Ocean at Biddeford Pool2005 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
242261 MEYorkAtlantic Ocean at Biddeford Pool2006 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
242262 MEYorkAtlantic Ocean at Biddeford Pool2007 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
242264 MEYorkAtlantic Ocean at York Harbor2006 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
242268 MEYorkAtlantic Ocean at York Harbor2007 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
155570 MEYorkCasco Bay, Cape Porpoise Harbor1998 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
1725317 MEYorkHarbor of Wells, Maine2022 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Falls 
1725309 MEYorkIntertidal zone, Biddeford Pool, Maine, USA2022 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Falls 
887095 MEYorkKittery1903 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/21/2026].

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