Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736263
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesobscurus
Common NameAllegheny crayfish
StatePA
CountyMonroe
LocalityDelaware river watershed, Monroe, PA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLehigh
HUC8 Number02040106
HUC10 NameUpper Lehigh River
HUC10 Number0204010602
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Lehigh River
HUC12 Number020401060201
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month10
Collection Year2014
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 Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/3/2024].

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