Specimen Information

Palaemonetes paludosus
Palaemonetes paludosus
(Eastern grass shrimp)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1895970
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPalaemonetes
Speciespaludosus
Common NameEastern grass shrimp
StateOR
CountyClatsop
Localitytidal ditch next to Wireless Road, by cow pasture
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Columbia
HUC8 Number17080006
HUC10 NameYoungs River-Frontal Columbia River
HUC10 Number1708000602
HUC12 NameLower Youngs River-Frontal Youngs Bay
HUC12 Number170800060205
Map
Collection Day6
Collection Month10
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage | released aquarium | dispersed
CommentsSalinity about 10 ppt via refractometer.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/20/2025].

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