No females with eggs were found, so it is not yet known if these crabs are breeding or if the population will persist. However, Peter ng kee lin, a crab expert in Singapore, reports that G. dahaani is actually a species complex comprised of 2-3 species. Although it was intially speculated that their introduction was likely the result of an aquarium release, their release has been traced to a sushi bar. Photos All photos taken by Anita Cook . This is the first report of this species in the country.
Likely source is an aquarium release.
Although one expert informs us that they are illegal in Florida, he also observed them in 1999 for sale at a pet shop in South Florida. This species is native to Africa. A New Jellyfish in the Gulf Phyllorhiza punctata , a species from the Indo-Pacific, was collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico this summer. This species has also been reported in California and Hawaii. Yellow perch were found in lake in Nikiski, Alaska, in May 2000.