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Bigcheek cave crayfish

Procambarus delicatus Hobbs & Franz, 1986

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The bigcheek cave crayfish (Procambarus delicatus) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the bigcheek cave crayfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bigcheek cave crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the bigcheek cave crayfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bigcheek cave crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus delicatus Hobbs & Franz, 1986
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Big-cheeked cave crayfishEnglish
  • rak nevidomýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bigcheek cave crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bigcheek cave crayfish?

The bigcheek cave crayfish (Procambarus delicatus) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.

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CreatureData. (2026). Bigcheek cave crayfish (Procambarus delicatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigcheek-cave-crayfish

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BibTeX
@misc{bigcheek_cave_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Bigcheek cave crayfish (Procambarus delicatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigcheek-cave-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}