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Crayfish

Orconectes limosus

Photo by Benno Ibold
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Field Notes

Description:

Size 12 cm

Habitat:

Here in a fishtank, otherwise in many rivers,
streams and lakes of Northamerica and Europe

Notes:

Orconectes limosus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the east coast of North America, from Maine to the lower James River, Virginia, but has also been introduced to Europe. O. limosus was introduced to Germany in 1890, and has since spread across much of Northern Europe, recently reaching the United Kingdom.

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Orconectes limosus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Benno Ibold
Yes, Keith, most of them are brown or turn brown when they grow up. Sometimes there are also blue variations.
keithp2012
Are those all the same species in different colors,
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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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