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Asian shore crab

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Classification

Family
Varunidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 806Belgium · 467Germany · 243France · 143