Specimen ID | 4752 |
Group | Crustaceans-Crayfish |
Genus | Pacifastacus |
Species | leniusculus |
Common Name | Signal Crayfish |
State | CA |
County | Nevada |
Locality | pond on the Shebley Ranch between Colfax and Grass Valley, CA |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Bear |
HUC8 Number | 18020126 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1912 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 9262 |
Author: | Riegel, J.A. |
Date: | 1959 |
Title: | The systematics and distribution of crayfishes in California. |
Journal: | California Fish and Game |
Volume: | 45 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 29-50 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 10319 |
Author: | Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton. |
Date: | 1995 |
Title: | Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. |
Journal: | Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant |
Publisher: | A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant. |
Pages: | 246 pp |
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Comments | In 1930, this population was still thriving. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | state |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Stocked | 200 |
Specimen Impact | This crayfish may have contributed to the extinction of the native sooty crayfish, Pacifastacus nigrescens. |