Cambaridae

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Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus clarkii, the red swamp crayfish, is a widespread cambarid crayfish that is invasive outside its native range and farmed for food.

Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)

Procambarus acutus, the white river crayfish, is a least-concern Cambaridae crayfish found in North America and Europe.

Procambarus steigmani Hobbs, 1991

Procambarus steigmani Hobbs, 1991

Procambarus steigmani Hobbs, 1991

Procambarus steigmani, the Parkhill Prairie crayfish, is a Data Deficient crayfish species endemic to Texas, possibly a synonym of P. regalis.

Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017

Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017

Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017

Procambarus virginalis, the marbled crayfish, is a parthenogenetic crayfish from the pet trade with potential use for research and supplements.

Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798)

Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798)

Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798)

Cambarus bartonii is a widespread eastern North American crayfish classified as Least Concern globally.

Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884

Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884

Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884

Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884 is a red-brown to orange-brown crayfish restricted to the Saluda River Basin, South Carolina.

Cambarus asperimanus Faxon, 1914

Cambarus asperimanus Faxon, 1914

Cambarus asperimanus Faxon, 1914

Cambarus asperimanus, the mitten crayfish, is a least-concern North American crayfish species in the family Cambaridae.

Cambarus carinirostris Hay, 1914

Cambarus carinirostris Hay, 1914

Cambarus carinirostris Hay, 1914

Cambarus carinirostris is a moderately sized crayfish native to river systems in the northeastern United States that lives in headwater streams and burrows in stream banks.

Cambarus dubius Faxon, 1884

Cambarus dubius Faxon, 1884

Cambarus dubius Faxon, 1884

Cambarus dubius (Upland burrowing crayfish) is a burrowing crayfish native to four eastern US states, thought to form a species complex.

Cambarus howardi Hobbs & Hall, 1969

Cambarus howardi Hobbs & Hall, 1969

Cambarus howardi Hobbs & Hall, 1969

Cambarus howardi, the Chattahoochee crayfish, is a North American crayfish species rated least concern by IUCN.

Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905

Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905

Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905

Cambarus monongalensis (blue or Monongahela crayfish) is a burrowing crayfish native to parts of the eastern United States, listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Cambarus robustus Girard, 1852

Cambarus robustus Girard, 1852

Cambarus robustus Girard, 1852

Cambarus robustus is a stable least-concern crayfish species of the Cambaridae family found in North America.

Cambarus tenebrosus Hay, 1902

Cambarus tenebrosus Hay, 1902

Cambarus tenebrosus Hay, 1902

Cambarus tenebrosus, the cavespring crayfish, is a facultative cave-dwelling freshwater crayfish native to parts of the eastern United States.

Fallicambarus houstonensis Johnson, 2008

Fallicambarus houstonensis Johnson, 2008

Fallicambarus houstonensis Johnson, 2008

Fallicambarus houstonensis Johnson, 2008 is a crayfish species with a distinct brown carapace and specific abdominal proportions.

Faxonius neglectus (Faxon, 1885)

Faxonius neglectus (Faxon, 1885)

Faxonius neglectus (Faxon, 1885)

Faxonius neglectus is a crayfish with two subspecies, invasive in multiple US regions, where it displaces native crayfish.

Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius rusticus (rusty crayfish) is a crayfish species with distinct physical traits and reproductive structures on mating males.

Faxonius immunis (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius immunis (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius immunis (Hagen, 1870)

This is a description of the identification traits and habitat of the crayfish species Faxonius immunis.

Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852)

Faxonius propinquus, the Northern clearwater crayfish, is a cambarid crayfish found in eastern North America.

Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)

Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)

Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)

Faxonius limosus, the spinycheek crayfish, is a North American crayfish invasive in Europe that carries crayfish plague.

Faxonius obscurus (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius obscurus (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius obscurus (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius obscurus, the Allegheny or obscure crayfish, is a common cambarid crayfish native to the northeastern US.

Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)

Faxonius virilis, the virile crayfish, is a widespread North American crayfish species sometimes invasive outside its native range.

Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852)

Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852)

Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852)

Lacunicambarus diogenes, the devil crayfish, is a North American burrowing crayfish found across multiple US states.

Lacunicambarus ludovicianus (Faxon, 1884)

Lacunicambarus ludovicianus (Faxon, 1884)

Lacunicambarus ludovicianus (Faxon, 1884)

The painted devil crayfish, Lacunicambarus ludovicianus, is a North American burrowing crayfish found in parts of the central and southern United States.

Lacunicambarus polychromatus (Thoma, Jezerinac & Simon, 2005)

Lacunicambarus polychromatus (Thoma, Jezerinac & Simon, 2005)

Lacunicambarus polychromatus (Thoma, Jezerinac & Simon, 2005)

Lacunicambarus polychromatus is a large, burrowing North American crawfish with distinctive red body markings.

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