Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID261307
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNY
CountyRockland
LocalityHudson River, at Haverstraw Bay [near Haverstraw]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
HUC10 NamePeekskill Hollow Creek-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0203010101
HUC12 NameFurnace Brook-Hudson River
HUC12 Number020301010105
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month10
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18581
Author:DuFour, M.
Date:2009
Title:Individual data for live Hudson River Chinese Mitten Crabs (CMC). Unpublished data.
Publisher:New York State Dept of Env Cons.
CommentsLive.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected2
Year Classadult
Size54, 70 mm carapace length
Number of Females2


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