Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID163763
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateFL
CountyBroward
LocalityAtlantic Ocean off south Florida, R/V Pillsbury station 804
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFloridian
HUC8 Number32007000
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Collection Day10
Collection Month10
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current
Statuscollected
Commentscollected in 234 m of water
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUniversity of Miami Marine Laboratory Museum
Museum Cat NumberUMML 32.4290
VerifierL. Holthiuis
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected1 male
Number Preserved1
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 [10/4/2024].

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