Specimen Information

Cherax quadricarinatus
Cherax quadricarinatus
(Australian redclaw crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Exotic

Specimen ID1657990
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusCherax
Speciesquadricarinatus
Common NameAustralian redclaw crayfish
StatePR
CountyTrujillo Alto
LocalityLago Loiza,Carraizo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 NameRio Grande de Loiza Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000504
HUC12 NameRio Grande de Loiza at Carraizo Dam
HUC12 Number210100050409
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:36126
Author:Macias, N.A., P.J. Torres, and C. Colón-Gaud
Date:2021
Title:Records of the Australian redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) on the island of Puerto Rico
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:10
Issue:2
Pages:348-359
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected29


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