Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID268098
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNY
CountyDutchess
LocalityFall Kill [a tributary of the Hudson River at R.M. 75 in Poughkeepsie]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHudson-Wappinger
HUC8 Number02020008
HUC10 NameLandsman Kill-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0202000801
HUC12 NameFall Kill
HUC12 Number020200080105
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month7
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 Unpublished data.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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Size42 mm carapace length
Number of Females1


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