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Black mottled crayfish

Procambarus enoplosternum Hobbs, 1947

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The black mottled crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the black mottled crayfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 black mottled crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the black mottled 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 black mottled crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus enoplosternum Hobbs, 1947
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • rak vzorkovanýCzech
  • Schwarzgepunkteter KrebsGerman
  • 紅紋迷彩螯蝦Chinese
  • Schwarzgefleckter FlusskrebsGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black mottled crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black mottled crayfish?

The black mottled crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black mottled crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-mottled-crayfish

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“Black mottled crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-mottled-crayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{black_mottled_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Black mottled crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-mottled-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}