Species: Obesogammarus crassus (Sars, 1894) Synonyms: - Common name: - Taxonomy: Family: Gammaridae Order: Amphipoda Class: Malacostraca Phylum: Arthropoda Native range: Ponto-Caspian Date of introduction/first record: Found in june 2008 by Semenchenko and Vezhnovetz (2008). Vector: Most likely, this species has naturally spread from the Ukrainian part of the Dnieper River basin. Records in Belarus: The Pripyat River (Semenchenko and Vezhnovetz 2008).    Show the map of distribution Potential ecological impacts: The information is being collected. References: Semenchenko V and Vezhnovetz V (2008) Two new invasive Ponto-Caspian amphipods reached the Pripyat River. Aquaitc Invasions 3(4): 457-459

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