Five specimens of the invasive American blue crab Callinectes sapidus were caught from October 2018 to December 2019 off the Mazara del Vallo harbour, Strait of Sicily. This note documents further records of the species in the Strait of Sicily and its settlement in the area. In addition, an update of the spatial distribution of C. sapidus in the Mediterranean Sea was provided.

Further records of Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) in the Strait of Sicily

Falsone Fabio;Scannella Danilo;Geraci Michele Luca;Vitale Sergio;Sardo Giacomo;Fiorentino Fabio
2020

Abstract

Five specimens of the invasive American blue crab Callinectes sapidus were caught from October 2018 to December 2019 off the Mazara del Vallo harbour, Strait of Sicily. This note documents further records of the species in the Strait of Sicily and its settlement in the area. In addition, an update of the spatial distribution of C. sapidus in the Mediterranean Sea was provided.
2020
Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine - IRBIM
Biodiversity
Blue crab
Non-indigenous species
Small scale fisheries
Trammel net
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