Specimen Information

Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic
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Specimen ID887158
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusHemigrapsus
Speciessanguineus
Common NameAsian shore crab
StateCT
CountyFairfield
Locality[No locality string in original GBIF record]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLong Island Sound
HUC8 Number02030203
HUC10 NameHousatonic River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC10 Number0203020300
HUC12 NameHousatonic River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC12 Number020302030000
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26018
Author:Yale University
Date:2013
Title:Yale Peabody Museum invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1021
Publisher:Yale University
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalYale Peabody Museum invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberYPM IZ 067888
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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