Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic
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Specimen ID268116
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNY
CountyGreene
LocalityHudson River [R.M. 56] at Cornwall Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHudson-Wappinger
HUC8 Number02020008
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Collection Day26
Collection Month10
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 Unpublished data.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/MarineBrackish
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Size58 mm carapace length
Number of Females1

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