Records of eight rare crab species from the estuarine area of Sagamigawa River, central Japan

Distribution of the brachyuran crabs were investigated around the river mouth of the Sagamigawa River in the central Japan. Eight rare species (Scylla olivacea, S. serrata, Ocypode ceratophthalma, O. sinensis, Scopimera globose, Grapsus albolineatus, Metopograpsus thukuhar and Acmaeopleura parvula)...

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Published inAquatic Animals Vol. 2024; p. AA2024-14
Main Authors Itoh, Toshishige, Sakiyama, Tadao
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Aquos Institute 08.06.2024
Subjects
estuary
geographic distribution
intertidal brachyuran crabs
Sagami Bay
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Summary:Distribution of the brachyuran crabs were investigated around the river mouth of the Sagamigawa River in the central Japan. Eight rare species (Scylla olivacea, S. serrata, Ocypode ceratophthalma, O. sinensis, Scopimera globose, Grapsus albolineatus, Metopograpsus thukuhar and Acmaeopleura parvula) were recorded. Among them, four species (S. olivacea, O. ceratophthalma, G. albolineatus and A. parvula) were newly recorded in the Sagamigawa River, among which two speces (S. olivacea and G. albolineatus) extended their northern limit.
ISSN:2434-8643
DOI:10.34394/aquaticanimals.2024.0_AA2024-14