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Noble crayfish

Astacus astacus

Photo by Stian Waaler
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60.2913, 11.1987

Field Notes

Description:

I got very lucky today finding this Nobel cryfish and three more in a river here I live.. I did fint out today that this guys lives in the river here in usually take mye trips... This nobel cryfish can only be find in the region in Norway here I live and are very rare....

The Nobel Cryfish are listed on IUCN list as Vulnerable..

Habitat:

In rivers

Reference Links:

EOL: Astacus astacus

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Comments (2)
plnauta
Hi, thanks for the photo :) Can you change the category. This is not an anphibian ;)

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Norway's Biodiversity
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PublishedNovember 8, 2011

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