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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 affinis Dana, 1851; Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851; Hemigrapsus crenulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) †Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964 Hemigrapsus gibbus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
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 HokkaidÅ to South India, throughout Maritime Southeast Asia and south to ...
Cyclograpsus lavauxi is a small, temperate crab in the Grapsidae family. [2] The adult males average 28 mm and females average 26 mm. [1] The shell, or carapace, is polished [3] and is wider than it is long. [4]
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The name Asian shore crab may refer to either of two species of crab: Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Hemigrapsus takanoi
Dungeness crab are much bigger than East coast crabs such as Maryland's blue crabs. They weigh between two and three pounds and start out a dark reddish purple, becoming bright red and pink once ...
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.