| Specimen ID | 163889 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| Country | Canada |
| State | ON |
| Locality | Lake Erie offshore from Port Alma, Ontario |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
| HUC10 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC10 Number | 0426000002 |
| HUC12 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC12 Number | 042600000200 |
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| Collection Day | 7 |
| Collection Month | 3 |
| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17934 |
| Author: | de Lafontaine, Y., J. Sevigny, R. Calve, G. Verreault, S. Despatie, and E. Veilleux |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis ) in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary, Canada: new records and risk of invasion. |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 153-163 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 17068 |
| Author: | Tepolt, C.K., M.J. Blum, V.A. Lee, and E.D. Hanson |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Genetic analysis of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. |
| Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 658-667 |
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| Comments | This female specimen had no sign of setae on the chelae. Caught in 69 feet of water. [See voucher photo] |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | locale |
| Verifier | Dr. Matthias Herborg, U. of Windsor |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 74 mm carapace width |
| Number of Females | 1 |
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