Specimen Information

Homarus americanus
Homarus americanus
(American lobster)
Crustaceans-Lobsters
Native Transplant

Specimen ID4193
GroupCrustaceans-Lobsters
GenusHomarus
Speciesamericanus
Common NameAmerican lobster
StateCA
CountyMonterey
LocalityPoint Lobos south of Carmel Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCentral Coastal
HUC8 Number18060006
HUC10 NameCarmel Bay-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1806000602
HUC12 NameSoberanes Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number180600060203
Map
Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year1888
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32
Author:Smith, H.M.
Date:1896
Title:A review of the history and results of the attempts to acclimatize fish and other water animals in the Pacific states.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:15
Pages:379-472
Reference 2
Ref. Number:9341
Author:Rathbun, R.
Date:1888
Title:The transplanting of lobsters to the Pacific coast of the United States.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:8
Pages:453-472
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Stocked95


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