Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Callinectes sapidus based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Callinectes sapidus is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Greek part of the Ionian Sea	alien	invasive
Albanian Exclusive Economic Zone	alien	of_concern
German part of the North Sea	alien	invasive
Egypt	alien	invasive
Albanian Exclusive Economic Zone	alien	invasive
Adriatic Sea	alien	of_concern
Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Ionian Sea	alien	invasive
Spanish part of the Balearic Sea	alien	invasive
Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea	alien	invasive
Greek part of the Adriatic Sea	alien	invasive
Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Callinectes sapidus are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Callinectes sapidus Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Portunidae WoRMS: 107379 CABI: 90126	Fiji						priority	high

Priority lists

Callinectes sapidus is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
Top 25 Marine non-indigenous species for the Pacific region	https://brb.sprep.org/content/top-25-marine-non-indigenous-species-pacific-region	18	Fiji