| Specimen ID | 241083 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Mysids |
| Genus | Hemimysis |
| Species | anomala |
| Common Name | bloody red shrimp |
| State | IL |
| County | Lake |
| Locality | Lake Michigan at just south of Waukegan Harbor about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile offshore |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Pike-Root |
| HUC8 Number | 04040002 |
| HUC10 Name | Waukegan River-Frontal Lake Michigan |
| HUC10 Number | 0404000205 |
| HUC12 Name | Waukegan River-Frontal Lake Michigan |
| HUC12 Number | 040400020501 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 25 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 2006 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
| Status | established |
| Comments | Fish collected fall 2006 but not processed until spring 2007. Also 1 found in an age 0 yellow perch collected in 9m of water on 8/15/2006 (also Waukegan). Over rocky substrate in about 10 ft of water. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Earliest Record | locale |
| Disposal | IL NHS |
| Verifier | Illinois Natural History Survey |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Specimen Impact | 1st report of yellow perch preying on Hemimysis; 1st report of a native fish preying on Hemimysis. Indicates that this invasive may be of some benefit to native fish as an alternative food supply. |
