Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
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14 results for Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crab)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
4800 CTFairfieldLong Island Sound at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT1998 01100006 Saugatuckestablished
154501 CTFairfieldNorwalk, Long Island Sound1998 01100006 Saugatuckestablished
887532 CTNew HavenYPM Field Station, on shore1998 01100004 Quinnipiacestablished
4798 MABristolBuzzards Bay at Horseneck State Beach, Westport Point, MA1998 32004100 Virginianestablished
155578 MABristolBuzzards Bay/ RI Sound, Horseneck Beach Harbor1998 32004100 Virginianestablished
155576 MADukesVineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard Harbor1998 32004100 Virginianestablished
155573 MAPlymouthCape Cod Bay, Manomet Point1998 01090002 Cape Codestablished
154284 MAPlymouthScituate, Atlantic Ocean1998 01090002 Cape Codestablished
154285 NHRockinghamNorth Hampton, approximately 10 km south of Odiorne State Park, Atlantic Ocean1998 01060003 Piscataqua-Salmon Fallsestablished
154717 NYWestchesterEdith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye, Long Island Sound1998 01100006 Saugatuckestablished
155583 RIWashingtonBlock Island Sound, Montauk1998 02030202 Southern Long Islandestablished
155584 RIWashingtonBlock Island Sound, Weekapaug [Location approximate, hand plotted]1998 32004100 Virginianestablished
155581 RIWashingtonNarragansett Bay, Narragansett1998 01090004 Narragansettestablished
155580 RIWashingtonNarragansett Bay, Point Judith1998 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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