Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID253016
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalitySt. Lawrence River Estuary at Kamourska
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGulf of St. Lawrence - Eastern Scotian Shelf
HUC8 Number32003700
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17934
Author:de Lafontaine, Y., J. Sevigny, R. Calve, G. Verreault, S. Despatie, and E. Veilleux
Date:2008
Title:Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis ) in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary, Canada: new records and risk of invasion.
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:3
Issue:2
Pages:153-163
CommentsMale specimen.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size65 mm carapace width


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