Specimen ID | 4045 |
Group | Crustaceans-Shrimp |
Genus | Litopenaeus |
Species | vannamei |
Common Name | whiteleg shrimp |
State | TX |
County | Cameron |
Locality | Laguna Madre in the area north of the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado, near Arroyo City (approximately 20 miles north of Brownsville, TX. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | South Laguna Madre |
HUC8 Number | 12110208 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre |
HUC10 Number | 1211020803 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre |
HUC12 Number | 121102080300 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 27 |
Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 1991 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
Status | failed |
Comments | The shrimp escaped through a hole in a mesh bag on a drainage pipe in one of the culture ponds operated by Chung Mei Shrimp Farms and Hung Shrimp Farms. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | David Simmons, TX Parks and Wildlife Dept. technic |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |