Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID268242
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNJ
CountyHudson
LocalityNew York Harbor (Hudson River R.M. -4)[near Bayonne]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSandy Hook-Staten Island
HUC8 Number02030104
HUC10 NameArthur Kill-Upper Bay
HUC10 Number0203010402
HUC12 NameUpper Bay-The Narrows
HUC12 Number020301040205
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month1
Collection Year2010
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 Unpublished data.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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected1
Number of Breeding Females1


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