| Specimen ID | 238371 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| Country | Canada |
| State | ON |
| Locality | Lake Erie, 9.7 km WSW of Erieau, Ontario |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
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| Collection Day | 26 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1973 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1378 |
| Author: | Nepszy, S.J., and J.H. Leach |
| Date: | 1973 |
| Title: | First records of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, (Crustacea:Brachyura) from North America. |
| Journal: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Pages: | 1909-1910 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 9299 |
| Author: | Nepszy, S.J., and J.H. Leach |
| Date: | 1973 |
| Title: | Chinese mitten crabs in lake Erie |
| Journal: | Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 17-18 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 17068 |
| Author: | Tepolt, C.K., M.J. Blum, V.A. Lee, and E.D. Hanson |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Genetic analysis of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. |
| Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 658-667 |
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| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 male |
| Size | 74.4 mm width, 64.3 mm length, 201.1 g |
