Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID1702957
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateLA
CountyPlaquemines
LocalityMississippi River Delta
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-New Orleans
HUC8 Number08090100
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1377
Author:Cohen, A.N.
Date:1995
Title:Chinese mitten crabs in North America.
Journal:Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest
Publisher:Freshwater Foundation.
Volume:1
Issue:2
Pages:20-21
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate


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