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Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
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Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID166851
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateMD
LocalityPatapsco River
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number2060003
Latitude39.181708
Longitude-76.495056
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long AccuracyApproximate
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Day0
Month5 (May)
Year2005
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Alt Pathwayreleased food fish
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number15759
AuthorPelton, T.
date2006
titleSecond alien crab identified in waterways
journalBaltimoreSun.com
issueAugust 8, 2006
Commentsmale; specimen was kept frozen for a year before it was reported; reported after the one collected from the bay in 2006
Record TypeWebsite
Earliest Recordstate
Disposalfrozen
VerifierDr. Yongxu Cheng and Dr. Greg Ruiz
Fresh/Marine IntroductionMarine-Freshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Number Preserved1
Number of Breedmales1




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