Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID268091
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNY
CountyKings
LocalityHudson River [R.M. 1] at New York Harbor
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSandy Hook-Staten Island
HUC8 Number02030104
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month5
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19058
Author:DuFour, M.
Date:2010
Title:Individual data for live Hudson River Chinese Mitten Crabs (CMC). Unpublished data.
Publisher:New York State Dept of Env Cons.
CommentsLive, gravid.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2
Year Classadult
Size60.7, 63.2 mm carapace length
Number of Breeding Females2


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