Species Regional Summary
Callinectes sapidus
None ( WA-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Asilah to Tantan/Morocco/Atlantic Oceam (~1000 km, 35°36′N; 5°59′W and 28°39′N; 11°08′W, 160 crabs-8/2021, Chaout et al. 2022); 

Geographic Extent

1st Records: Asilah to Tantan/Morocco/Atlantic Oceam (~1000 km, 35°36′N; 5°59′W and 28°39′N; 11°08′W, 160 crabs
c-8/2021, Chaout et al. 2022); in the mouth of the Loukous river (35°12′01.9″N; 6°09′10.6″W); 0 kms upriver from the mouth of the Loukous river (35°09′14.6″N;
6°05′23.9″W) at 5 PSU in Larache; in the Moulay Bouselham lagoon(34°52′07.6″N; 6°18′04.3″W) 44 km south of Larache; and El Jadida(33°15′35.3″N; 8°30′06.6″W) (Chairi and Gonzalez-Ortegon 2022); (Morocco, Merja Zerga Lagoon, Atlantic Ocean (Oussellam, et al. 2023. 34.783333; -6.216667);; Morocco/Khnifiss lagoon, Atlanitc Ocean (Oussellam, et al. 2023. 3, 28.041111°; -12.225833°)

 

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References

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