Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163736
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateSC
CountyCharleston
LocalityWando River across from Beresford Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameWando River
HUC10 Number0305020104
HUC12 NameLower Wando River
HUC12 Number030502010402
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) Mus
Museum Cat NumberSERTC 252
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Size119 mm carapace width
Number Preserved1
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 [7/26/2024].

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