Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID4206
GroupCrustaceans-Lobsters
GenusHomarus
Speciesamericanus
Common NameAmerican lobster
StateNE
CountyDouglas
LocalityElkhorn River near Omaha
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Elkhorn
HUC8 Number10220003
Map
Collection Year1873
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:51
Author:Morris, J., L. Morris, and L. Witt.
Date:1972
Title:The fishes of Nebraska
Publisher:Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Pages:98 pp
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
CommentsLivingston Stone's aquarium car which fell in river.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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