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Asian shore crab, Japanese shore crab, Pacific crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan) (Arthropoda: Grapsidae)

This webpage is a species profile and nonindigenous species information bulletin of the Asian shore crab, Japanese shore crab, Pacific crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan)(Arthropoda: Grapsidae), with information on its identification and native range, life history, habitat, nonindigenous occurrences, means of introduction, its environmental More...

  • Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)

Using Parasites to Monitor Ecosystem Health

Parasites can play a positive role in ecosystems. The USGS Western Ecological Research Center is working with the Channel Islands National Park in California to better understand how bacterial epidemics can protect kelp forests from overgrazing by sea urchins and how parasitic castrators might be used against invasive crabs. Researchers will More...

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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program (NAS)

Invasive nonindigenous species are important because they threaten native communities, alter habitats, and can have significant economic impacts. In aquatic environments, invasive species can be especially noxious because native species have few options for escaping direct interactions such as predation and competition for habitat and food. This More...

  • African jewelfish (Hemichromis letourneuxi)