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Procambarus clarkii
(red swamp crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant


Specimen ID4765
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusProcambarus
Speciesclarkii
Common Namered swamp crayfish
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
Localitystream near Pasadena, CA
HUC8 NameLos Angeles
HUC8 Number18070105
Year1924
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number10319
AuthorCohen, A.N. and J.T. Carlton.
date1995
titleNonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
journalReport for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant
publisherA report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant
pages246 pp.
Reference #2
Ref. Number9264
AuthorHolmes, S.J.
date1924
titleThe genus Cambarus in California.
journalScience
vol60
issue1555
pages358-359
CommentsNative to Texas and Louisiana. Considered a pest in rice fields.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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