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Procambarus clarkii

Photo by EmilieChich
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Field Notes

Description:

Variable colours (buff, red, slate blue, light brown...).

Habitat:

Clear running waters of the United States.

Notes:

They feed on molluscs, small fish, carrion. Sometimes, at night, they leave the water in search of another, better, place.
I saw this one in a private aquarium in Amsterdam.

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Procambarus clarkii

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PublishedMarch 6, 2012

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