Asian Shore Crab | 水產百科網
The Asian Shore Crab - Hemigrapsus sanguineus - was first identified on American shores in New Jersey in 1988. Its since made its way as far north as Schoodic Point, Maine, and as far south as North Carolina. It is expected to continue moving northward along the Maine coast. The crab is indigenous to waters from southern Russia to Hong Kong The Japanese shore crab is invading Long Island Sound and crowding out native species, according to marine biologists.
Japanese shore crabs grow to about the size of a silver dollar. The crabs identifiable features are a small hard bubble at the crux of its claws; three spines along each side of its shell (carapace), as opposed the similar-looking green crab which has five; and a light-and-dark banding pattern on its legs.
The crabs inhabit the rocky intertidal zone ? between the high tide line and about one or two feet below low tide. They are omnivorou...
Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) | 水產百科網
Asian Shore Crab | 水產百科網
Asian Shore Crab | 水產百科網
Biological Synopsis of the Asian Shore Crab | 水產百科網
Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crab) | 水產百科網
Hemigrapsus sanguineus | 水產百科網
Hemigrapsus sanguineus | 水產百科網
Japanese Shore Crab | 水產百科網
【絨毛近方蟹Hemigrapsus penicillatus】方蟹科 (Grapsidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:絨毛近方蟹學名:Hemigrapsuspenicillatus科別名稱:方蟹科(Grapsidae)命名學者:(DeHaan1835)