Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.63.1.2

New records of Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Carlo Froglia orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-7802 ; National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies (CNR IRBIM), Largo Fiera della Pesca, 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy
Simone D’acunto ; Centro Sperimentale per la Tutela degli Habitat (CESTHA), Via Molo Dalmazia, 51, 48122 Marina di Ravenna (RA), Italy
Sara Bonanomi ; National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies (CNR IRBIM), Largo Fiera della Pesca, 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy

Abstract

Fifteen years after the first capture of a specimen of Charybdis japonica in the Adriatic Sea, we
report the collection of two more specimens near the port of Ravenna. This swimming crab, native
from the North Western Pacific, has already proved its invasive capacity in New Zealand coastal
waters. Its possible establishment in the northern Adriatic lagoons may represent a treat for the local
Manila clam fishery and aquaculture activities.

Keywords

Portunidae; Charybdis japonica; alien species; Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea; shipping

Hrčak ID:

281123

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/281123

Publication date:

8.8.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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