Species Regional Summary
Callinectes sapidus
None ( MED-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Ksar Sghir (35°54′23.8″N; 5°28′49.5″W); Tangier (35°47′28.3″N; 5°48′49.3″W) in the Strait of Gibraltar; the Tahadart river (35°34′12.9″N; 5°59′37.4″W) 30 km South of Tangier;the Ghrifa river (35°31′47.9″N; 6°00′28.5″W/Morocco/ Straits of Gibraltar  (2/2o21-9/2021, Chairi and González-Ortegón 2021)

Geographic Extent

Ksar Sghir (35°54′23.8″N; 5°28′49.5″W); Tangier (35°47′28.3″N; 5°48′49.3″W) in the Strait of Gibraltar; the Tahadart river (35°34′12.9″N; 5°59′37.4″W) 30 km South of Tangier;the Ghrifa river (35°31′47.9″N; 6°00′28.5″W/Morocco/ Straits of Gibraltar  (2/2o21-9/2021, Chairi and González-Ortegón 2021)
 

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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