| Specimen ID | 160811 |
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| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
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| Genus | Eriocheir |
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| Species | sinensis |
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| Common Name | Chinese mitten crab |
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| State | QUE |
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| Locality | St. Lawrence River at St-Romuald (south shore) in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
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| Latitude | 46.760091 |
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| Longitude | -71.244278 |
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| Lat-Long Source | Map derived |
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| Lat-Long Accuracy | accurate |
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| Day | 2 |
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| Month | 9 (September) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Year Accuracy (Specimen) | Actual |
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| Contact | [not displayed for privacy reasons] |
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| Primary Pathway | shipping ballast water |
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| Status | collected |
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| Comments | Discovered alive inside an eel trap in low salinity waters. Transferred to the Parc Aquarium du Quebec for display. |
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| Record Type | Personal communication |
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| Earliest Record | drainage |
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| Fresh/Marine Introduction | Brackish |
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| Number Collected/Observed | 1 |
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| Year Class | adult |
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| Specimen Size | 43.7 mm width, 39. g |
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| Number Released | 0 |
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| Number of Females | 1 |
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