Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155490
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusHemigrapsus
Speciessanguineus
Common NameAsian shore crab
StateNJ
CountyCape May
LocalityTownsend Inlet, Atlantic Ocean
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGreat Egg Harbor
HUC8 Number02040302
HUC10 NameGreat Egg Harbor Bay-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0204030205
HUC12 NameGreat Egg Harbor Bay-Atlantic Ocean Deep
HUC12 Number020403020500
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month6
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9294
Author:McDermott, John, J.
Date:1998
Title:The western Pacific brachyuran (Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Grapsidae) in its new habitat along the Atlantic coast of the United States: reproduction.
Journal:Journal of Crustacean Biology
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:308-316
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Marine
Size24.4 mm CW
Number of Breeding Females1
Specimen Impactovigerous


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