Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
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9 results for Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crab)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
154251 MA Cape Cod Bay1994 32504000 Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundyestablished
154248 MABarnstableAtlantic Ocean, Buzzards Bay1994 32004100 Virginianestablished
4794 MABarnstableCape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal [Sagamore, MA]1994 32504000 Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundyestablished
4793 MABristolBuzzards Bay at West Island, MA [near New Bedford]1994 01090002 Cape Codestablished
4795 MAPlymouthCape Cod Bay at Green Harbor, MA1994 01090002 Cape Codestablished
154247 NY Long Island (north and south shores)1994 02030202 Southern Long Islandestablished
155082 NYSuffolkAtlantic Ocean, New York, Fire Island Inlet, near a jetty (Oak Beach vicinity)1994 02030202 Southern Long Islandestablished
4792 NYSuffolk-NassauLong Island Sound from the Bronx to the Narrow River [Orient, NY]1994 02030203 Long Island Soundestablished
154250 RIWashingtonAtlantic Ocean, Point Judith1994 01090004 Narragansettestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/23/2026].

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