Asian Shore Crabs

Asian Shore Crabs (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) live in the Pacific Ocean. They have a square-shaped shell with 3 spines on each side of the carapace. The males have fleshy, bulb-like part at the base of a movable claw finger. Asian Shore Crabs are also known as Pacific Shore Crabs and they eat salt marsh grass, fish, algae, and small invertebrates. They fight over hunting grounds against lobsters, blue crabs, and native mud crabs.