Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163735
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateSC
CountyColleton
LocalitySouth Edisto River, off Jehossee Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEdisto River
HUC8 Number03050206
HUC10 NameEdisto River
HUC10 Number0305020603
HUC12 NameSouth Edisto River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number030502060308
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month11
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) Mus
Museum Cat NumberSERTC 251
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Size122 mm carapace width
Number of Females1
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 [12/12/2024].

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