Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163741
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateFL
CountyDuval
Localitywaters near Jacksonville
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower St. Johns
HUC8 Number03080103
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Collection Day18
Collection Month11
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
Comments114 mm carapace width, male; 121 mm carapace width, female
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center (SERTC) Mus
Museum Cat NumberSERTC 465
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected2
Number Preserved2
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 [11/21/2024].

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