Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163740
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateSC
CountyJasper
LocalityCoosawatchie River near Dawson Landing Boat Ramp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBroad-St. Helena
HUC8 Number03050208
HUC10 NameLower Coosawhatchie River
HUC10 Number0305020804
HUC12 NameTulifiny River-Coosawhatchie River
HUC12 Number030502080407
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
Commentscollected at a water depth between 1.8 and 3.6 m.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) Mus
Museum Cat NumberSERTC 283
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Size131 mm carapace width
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 [5/4/2024].

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