Specimen Information

Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus clarkii
(Red Swamp Crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1524839
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusProcambarus
Speciesclarkii
Common NameRed Swamp Crayfish
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityNorth branch Chicago river, Chicago, river park, just downstream of Foster ave.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChicago
HUC8 Number07120003
HUC10 NameNorth Branch Chicago River-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC10 Number0712000301
HUC12 NameLower Branch Chicago River
HUC12 Number071200030106
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Collection Day1
Collection Month9
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24092
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2011
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey Collection Databases.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27719
Author:iDigBio.
Date:2015
Title:Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
Publisher:National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)
Record TypeSpecimen
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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