Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID1657562
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateCT
CountyNew Haven
LocalityNew Haven Harbor, Connecticut
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLong Island Sound
HUC8 Number02030203
HUC10 NameLong Island Sound
HUC10 Number0203020300
HUC12 NameLong Island Sound Deep
HUC12 Number020302030000
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:35819
Author:Hudson, D.M., S. Schaefer-Padgett, B.L. Christie, and R. Harris
Date:2019
Title:First record of introduction of Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cancridae) and range extension of Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Varunidae) in the Long Island Sound
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pages:400-409
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalYale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberYPM IZ 103488
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected1
Year Class56g
Size58.91 mm
Number Preserved1
Number of Females0


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/27/2024].

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