Specimen ID | 1687200 |
Group | Crustaceans-Crayfish |
Genus | Procambarus |
Species | clarkii |
Common Name | Red Swamp Crayfish |
State | PA |
County | Montgomery |
Locality | Pennypack Creek at Hatboro, PA. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Delaware |
HUC8 Number | 02040202 |
HUC10 Name | Pennypack Creek-Rancocas Creek |
HUC10 Number | 0204020203 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Pennypack Creek |
HUC12 Number | 020402020303 |
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Collection Day | 8 |
Collection Month | 10 |
Collection Year | 2021 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium | dispersed |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Collected by PFBC Biologist Kyle Clark during biological surveys. The specimen was preserved and is maintained in the PFBC's collection. Identification was confirmed by PFBC's invertebrate zoologist/astacologist Dave Lieb. Although P. clarkii is common in southeastern PA, this appears to be the first record for Pennypack Creek. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Dave Lieb. (PFBC) |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |