Specimen Information

Callinectes bocourti
Callinectes bocourti
(Bocourt swimming crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID163733
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateSC
CountyBeaufort
LocalityBrackish Pond, 1/3 to ½ mile east of Rt. 17 on Combahee River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalkehatchie
HUC8 Number03050207
HUC10 NameCombahee River
HUC10 Number0305020707
HUC12 NameLower Combahee River
HUC12 Number030502070706
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month8
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
CommentsCaptured at a salinity of 1 ppt.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) Mus
Museum Cat NumberSERTC 249
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Size135 mm carapace widt
Number Preserved1
Number of Breeding Males1
Specimen ImpactMay compete for habitat with native species (Callinectes sapidus)


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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