Specimen Information

Faxonius obscurus
Faxonius obscurus
(Allegheny crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1736230
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesobscurus
Common NameAllegheny crayfish
StatePA
CountyBerks
LocalityDelaware river watershed, Berks, PA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSchuylkill
HUC8 Number02040203
HUC10 NameMaiden Creek
HUC10 Number0204020303
HUC12 NameUpper Maiden Creek
HUC12 Number020402030305
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43097
Author:Morrill, D.P., and D.H. Keller
Date:2023
Title:First record of Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852) in the Delaware River
watershed and new records of another non-native crayfish species,
Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:12
Issue:4
Pages:1099-1109
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected39


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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