Asian Shore Crab Hemigrapsus sanguineusNon-native  -  Invasive    
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An Asian Shore Crab at the Ocean City Inlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/12/2015). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

An Asian Shore Crab at the Ocean City Inlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/12/2015). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

Asian Shore Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Asian Shore Crab in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/7/2022). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Allison Burnett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Asian Shore Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/28/2022). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Alina Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Asian Shore Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

An Asian Shore Crab in Barnstable, Massachusetts (6/1/2008). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Asian Shore Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/7/2022). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)


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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.