Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1657992
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusCherax
Speciesquadricarinatus
Common NameAustralian redclaw crayfish
StatePR
CountyGuayama
LocalityLago Carite, Carite
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 NameRio de la Plata Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000507
HUC12 NameRio de la Plata at Lago Carite Dam
HUC12 Number210100050701
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 Collected25


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