Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID268258
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateNJ
CountyHudson
LocalityNew York Harbor (Hudson River R.M. 1)[near Jersey City]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
HUC10 NameSaw Mill River-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0203010104
HUC12 NameEast River-Hudson River
HUC12 Number020301010405
Map
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Collection Day15
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 Unpublished data.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
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Number of Breeding Females1


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