| Specimen ID | 166851 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| State | MD |
| Locality | Patapsco River |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Gunpowder-Patapsco |
| HUC8 Number | 02060003 |
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| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water | released for food |
| Status | collected |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 15759 |
| Author: | Pelton, T. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | Second alien crab identified in waterways. |
| Publisher: | BaltimoreSun.com |
| Issue: | August 8, 2006 |
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| Comments | male; specimen was kept frozen for a year before it was reported; reported after the one collected from the bay in 2006 |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | frozen |
| Verifier | Dr. Yongxu Cheng and Dr. Greg Ruiz |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Number Preserved | 1 |
| Number of Breeding Males | 1 |
