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Pere Abelló and Coral Hispano (2006)

The capture of the Indo-Pacific crab Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Aquatic Invasions, 1(1):13-16.

The Indo-Pacific portunid crab Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea, based on a single adult female caught in a gillnet off Barcelona at a depth of 60-70 m on the 13th December 2004. Its most probable introduction vector was a merchant ship.

  • DOI: 10.3391/ai.2006.1.1.4
  • ISSN: 1798-6540 (Print)