Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID263359
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPalaemonetes
Speciespaludosus
Common NameEastern grass shrimp
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalityTaylor Lake Pond, near Picacho
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameImperial Reservoir
HUC8 Number15030104
HUC10 NameYuma Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1503010412
HUC12 NameMarcus Wash-Colorado River
HUC12 Number150301041208
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:968
Author:Hayden, R.P., and R.D. Ringo
Date:1963
Title:Introduction of Palaemonetes paludosus, a freshwater shrimp, into the lower Colorado River.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:49
Issue:4
Pages:304-306
CommentsCollections made during the spring and summer of 1962.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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