Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
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11 results for Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crab)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
155600 CTNew HavenNew Haven, New Haven Harbor1999 01100004 Quinnipiacestablished
1409723 CTNew HavenOuter Island located off the coast of Stony Creek, CT1999 02030203 Long Island Soundestablished
154502 MAEssexAtlantic Ocean, Gloucester Harbor1999 32504000 Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundyestablished
154282 MAPlymouthAtlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth1999 32504000 Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundyestablished
154283 MAPlymouthAtlantic Ocean, Marshfield1999 32504000 Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundyestablished
154496 MDWorcesterOcean City Inlet (range about 1/2 mi from the inlet), Atlantic Ocean1999 02040303 Chincoteagueestablished
155489 NJCape MayStone Harbor at Great Channel Bridge1999 02040302 Great Egg Harborestablished
1764768 NYKings[No locality description provided]1999 02030104 Sandy Hook-Staten Island 
1764769 NYNassau[No locality description provided]1999 02030201 Northern Long Island 
1764767 NYQueensJamaica Bay1999 02030104 Sandy Hook-Staten Island 
155604 RIWashingtonAtlantic Ocean, Point Judith1999 01090004 Narragansettestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/22/2026].

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