First record of two decapod crustaceans, the caramote prawn Penaeus kerathurus and the blue crab Callinectes sapidus from Galician waters (NE Atlantic)

[ES] Two unusual crustacean decapods are reported for the first time from the coasts of Galicia (NW Spain). A specimen of caramote prawn Penaeus kerathurus (Penaeidae) was caught in the Ría de Arousa in 2014 and a specimen of blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Portunidae) was caught in the Ría de Vigo i...

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Authors: Bañón, Rafael, Cuesta, José A., Almón, Bruno, Pérez-Dieste, Jacinto, Trigo, Juan E., Ríos, María Berta
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/173198
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/173198
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Caramote prawn
Penaeus kerathurus
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Tropicalization
Non-indigenous
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Summary:[ES] Two unusual crustacean decapods are reported for the first time from the coasts of Galicia (NW Spain). A specimen of caramote prawn Penaeus kerathurus (Penaeidae) was caught in the Ría de Arousa in 2014 and a specimen of blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Portunidae) was caught in the Ría de Vigo in 2015, the first one being a native species whereas the second is an exotic one. A tropicalization process due to ocean warming could favour the arrival of warm water species to temperate latitudes as well as the establishment of introduced species.