| Specimen ID | 4248 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| Country | Canada |
| State | ON |
| Locality | Detroit River at their water-intake pipe opposite Belle Isle at Windsor, Ont. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Detroit |
| HUC8 Number | 04090004 |
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| Collection Day | 4 |
| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 1965 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1378 |
| Author: | Nepszy, S.J., and J.H. Leach |
| Date: | 1973 |
| Title: | First records of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, (Crustacea:Brachyura) from North America. |
| Journal: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Pages: | 1909-1910 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1377 |
| Author: | Cohen, A.N. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Chinese mitten crabs in North America. |
| Journal: | Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest |
| Publisher: | Freshwater Foundation. |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 20-21 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 17068 |
| Author: | Tepolt, C.K., M.J. Blum, V.A. Lee, and E.D. Hanson |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Genetic analysis of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. |
| Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 658-667 |
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| Comments | male specimen |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | National Museum of Natural Sciences (Ottawa, Canada) |
| Museum Cat Number | NMNS ------ |
| Verifier | J. Winner, U. of Windsor; Dr. Chace, Smithsonian |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 male |
| Size | 68.2 mm width, 59.3 mm length |
