Specimen Information

Callinectes sapidus
(blue crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1713703
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciessapidus
Common Nameblue crab
StateNH
CountyRockingham
LocalityMoody Point, Great Bay, New Hampshire
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePiscataqua-Salmon Falls
HUC8 Number01060003
HUC10 NameGreat Bay
HUC10 Number0106000309
HUC12 NameGreat Bay
HUC12 Number010600030904
Map
Collection Month4
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:41915
Author:Stasse, A., K. Meyer, E. Williams, G. Bradt, and B.L. Brown
Date:2023
Title:First documentation of mating blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:30
Issue:1
Pages:N8-N12
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/11/2025].

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