Species Regional Summary
Callinectes sapidus
None ( MED-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Marques/France/Etang de Berre (1962, Galil et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Spain/Tancada Lagoon, Ebro Delta (Castejon and Guerao 2013, 40.64ºN, 0.74ºW, 2 specimens); Marques/France/Etang de Berre (1962, Galil et al. 2002); France/ Bay of Porteils to Les Issambres, 11 lagoond, 3 coastal sites, Labrune et al. 2019); Italy/Ligurian Sea (1962, Galil et al. 2002); La Spezia/Italy/Gulf of Genoa, Liguruan Sea (10/24/2016, Suaria et al. 2017, 1 male specimen44º04?48.2?N; 9º52?17.58?E).; Mallorca and Menorca islands/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2017, Garcia et al. 2018, 20 crabs, 9 locations); Ibizaand Formentera islands (Balearic Islands)/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2018, Box et al. 2020); Jifel/Algeria/Oued Z’hor estuary, Mediterranean (1 specimen, Benabdi et al. 2019); Spain/Fluvià, Muga and Ter River estuaries, Mediterranean Sea (Fuentes et al. 2019); Oued Z’hor/Algeria/Mediterranean Sea (8/26/2018, Benabdi et al. 2019, 36.932173°N; 6.250761°E)); West Coast of Sardina, many sites/Italy/Mediterranean Sea (2018, Piras et al. 2019)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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