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Hemigrapsus sanguineus, the Japanese shore crab or Asian shore crab, is a species of crab from East Asia. It has been introduced to several other regions, and is now an invasive species in North America and Europe. It was introduced to these regions by ships from Asia emptying their ballast tanks in coastal waters.
Hemigrapsus takanoi, the brush-clawed shore crab or Asian shore crab, is a small crab of the family Varunidae (formerly classified as Grapsidae) that lives on rocky shores surrounding the Pacific Ocean, and which is invasive along the European coastlines. This crab is omnivorous and eats small fish, invertebrates and algae.
Hemigrapsus affinis Dana, 1851; Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851; Hemigrapsus crenulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) †Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964 Hemigrapsus gibbus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
The name Asian shore crab may refer to either of two species of crab: Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Hemigrapsus takanoi This page was last edited on 27 ...
Portunus trituberculatus, known as the horse crab, known as the gazami crab or Japanese blue crab, is the most widely fished species of crab in the world, with over 300,000 tonnes being caught annually, 98% of it off the coast of China. [5] Horse crabs are found from Hokkaidō to South India, throughout Maritime Southeast Asia and south to ...
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Asian shore crab (Hemigraspus sanguineus) An invasive alien species that is a favorite food of seagulls and other shorebirds in the area. Common Spider Crab (Libinia emarginata) Green Crab (Carcinus maenus) This species is an invasive species originally from Europe that has been present in all waters of the State of New York for many decades ...
The Japanese spider crab is "occasionally collected for food", [22] and even considered a delicacy in many parts of Japan and other areas in the region. [ 12 ] [ 23 ] In total, 24.7 tonnes (54,000 lb) were collected in 1976, but fell to only 3.2 tonnes (7,100 lb) in 1985. [ 15 ]