| Specimen ID | 167021 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Shrimp |
| Genus | Palaemonetes |
| Species | kadiakensis |
| Common Name | Mississippi Grass Shrimp |
| State | PA |
| County | Greene |
| Locality | Monongahela River at Marion Point, near WV state line |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Monongahela |
| HUC8 Number | 05020005 |
| HUC10 Name | Upper Monongahela River |
| HUC10 Number | 0502000505 |
| HUC12 Name | Little Whitely Creek-Monongahela River |
| HUC12 Number | 050200050503 |
| Map | |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 2006 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 15768 |
| Author: | Weisberg, D. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | Shrimp -- that's right, shrimp! -- found in the Monongahela River. |
| Journal: | Post-Gazette.com |
| Publisher: | Pittsburgh Post Gazette. |
| Issue: | August 23, 2006 |
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| Comments | More than half of the 11 shrimp had eggs. Presence may either be due to hitchhiking with a boat or natural migration. These are native to the Mississippi River basin including the Ohio River. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
