Specimen Information

Charybdis hellerii
Charybdis hellerii
(Indo-Pacific swimming crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID164602
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCharybdis
Specieshellerii
Common NameIndo-Pacific swimming crab
StateNC
CountyCarteret
LocalityCore Sound waters off Portsmouth Island [~50 km SW of Cape Hatteras]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePamlico Sound
HUC8 Number03020105
HUC10 NamePamlico Sound-Ocracoke Inlet
HUC10 Number0302010502
HUC12 NameOcracoke Inlet-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030201050212
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month10
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Cat NumberSCDNR - Charleston
VerifierSE Regional Taxonomic Center - SCDNR,MRRI
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected5
Year Classjuvenile
Size9.5-18.0 mm CW


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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