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Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)

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Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

261285

Group

Crustaceans-Crabs

Genus

Eriocheir

Species

sinensis

Common Name

Chinese mitten crab

State

County

Greene

Locality

Catskill Creek, [in Catskill] 1/4 mile inside of mouth [Hudson River tributary]

HUC8 Name

Middle Hudson

HUC8 Number

2020006

Latitude

42.210719

Longitude

-73.857822

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

Accurate

Map

Day

Month

9 (September)

Year

2008

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Contact

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Primary Pathway

unknown

Status

collected

Reference #1

Ref. Number	18581
Author	DuFour, Mark.
date	2009
title	Individual data for live Hudson River Chinese Mitten Crabs (CMC). Unpublished data.
publisher	New York State Dept. of Env. Cons.

Record Type

Database

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Year Class

adult

Specimen Size

56 mm carapace length

Number of Females

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