| Specimen ID | 4349 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Eriocheir |
| Species | sinensis |
| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
| Country | Canada |
| State | ON |
| Locality | Lake Erie, 32 km SE of Erieau, Ontario |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
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| Collection Day | 12 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1973 |
| 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: | 9299 |
| Author: | Nepszy, S.J., and J.H. Leach |
| Date: | 1973 |
| Title: | Chinese mitten crabs in lake Erie |
| Journal: | Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 17-18 |
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| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | National Mus. Ottawa |
| Museum Cat Number | National Mus. Ottawa |
| Verifier | Dr. D. Barr, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 65 mm wide, 57.3 mm length, 124 g |
| Number of Females | 1 |
