Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Kazakhstan/Aral Sea (1971, Andreev 1988, still established, Aladin et al. 2008)

Andreev, N. I. [Crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii tridentatus Decapoda Xanthidae in the Aral Sea USSR] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 67(1):135-136.

Abstract: 'Since 1976 there has been noted continuous occurrence of Rhithropanopeus harrisii tridentatus (Maitland), accidentally introduced at the larval stage of development in 1971. The zone of distribution is the south of the Aral Sea.'

Geographic Extent

Kazakhstan/Aral Sea (1971, Andreev 1988, still established, Aladin et al. 2008)