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Asian Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Description:

About 2 -3 inches across, thick claws, flattened bodies.

Habitat:

Rocky intertidal areas

Notes:

Non-native invasive in Long Island Sound. Most of the females we found today were gravid (middle pic)

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dcfieldview
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dcfieldview

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 15, 2012
Submitted on May 15, 2012

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