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Celestial crayfish

Procambarus holifieldi Schuster, Taylor & Adams, 2015

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The celestial crayfish (Procambarus holifieldi) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the celestial 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 celestial crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the celestial 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 celestial crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus holifieldi Schuster, Taylor & Adams, 2015
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • rak šmolkovýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the celestial crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the celestial crayfish?

The celestial crayfish (Procambarus holifieldi) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Celestial crayfish (Procambarus holifieldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/celestial-crayfish

MLA

“Celestial crayfish (Procambarus holifieldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/celestial-crayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{celestial_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Celestial crayfish (Procambarus holifieldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/celestial-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}