| Specimen ID | 164880 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| Country | Canada |
| State | ON |
| Locality | Lake Superior, Thunder Bay Harbour, Ontario, at Ontario Power generating station on Mission Island |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Dog River-Frontal Lake Superior |
| HUC8 Number | 04160001 |
| HUC10 Name | Dog River-Frontal Lake Superior |
| HUC10 Number | 0416000100 |
| HUC12 Name | Dog River-Frontal Lake Superior |
| HUC12 Number | 041600010000 |
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| Collection Day | 8 |
| Collection Month | 12 |
| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping |
| Status | failed |
| 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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| Comments | Male specimen was alive when collected and taken to a lab where DNA analysis confirmed the identification. Consistant with a European origin. See voucher photos. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | C. Tibolt, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 65 mm carapace width |
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