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Delcore crayfish

Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The delcore crayfish (Faxonius limosus) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the delcore crayfish

Weight
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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 delcore crayfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the delcore crayfish as introduced in 23 countries, and flagged as invasive in 14 of them.

  1. Austriainvasive
  2. Belarusinvasive
  3. Croatiainvasive
  4. Estoniainvasive
  5. Franceinvasive
  6. Germanyinvasive
  7. Hungaryinvasive
  8. Italyinvasive
  9. Latviainvasive
  10. Lithuaniainvasive
  11. Netherlandsinvasive
  12. Romaniainvasive
  13. Switzerlandinvasive
  14. United Kingdominvasive
  15. Belgium
  16. Czechia
  17. Luxembourg
  18. Morocco
  19. Poland
  20. Serbia
  21. Slovakia
  22. Slovenia
  23. Spain

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the delcore 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 delcore crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusFaxonius
  7. SpeciesFaxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)

Synonyms Astacus affinis, Astacus limosus, Cambarus affinis, Cambarus pealei, Orconectes limosus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • American crayfishEnglish
  • American river crayfishEnglish
  • Eastern crayfishEnglish
  • Spinycheek crayfishEnglish
  • Striped crayfishEnglish
  • rak pruhovanýCzech
  • Amerikansk flodkrebsDanish
  • CamberkrebsGerman
  • Cangrejo de los canalesSpanish
  • ogapõskne vähkEstonian
  • amerikankääpiörapuFinnish
  • écrevisse à épinesFrench
  • cifrarákHungarian
  • Gambero di fiume americanoItalian
  • Rainuotasis VėžysLithuanian
  • Dzeloņvaigu vēzisLatvian
  • Gevlekte rivierkreeftDutch
  • Rak pręgowatyPolish
  • rac dungatRomanian
  • Американский полосатый ракRussian
  • taggkindskräftaSwedish
  • 利莫斯螯蝦Chinese
  • Amerikanischer FlusskrebsGerman
  • KamberkrebsGerman
  • écrevisse américaineFrench
  • Écrevisse américaine (L')French
  • Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
  • Gevlekte Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
  • amerikansk dvärgkräftaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the delcore crayfish

Other species in the same genus Faxonius.

Rusty

Faxonius rusticus

CambaridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the delcore crayfish an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the delcore crayfish as invasive in 14 countries, including Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Estonia and France. It lists it as introduced in 23 in all.

What kind of animal is the delcore crayfish?

The delcore crayfish (Faxonius limosus) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Delcore crayfish (Faxonius limosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/delcore-crayfish

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BibTeX
@misc{delcore_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Delcore crayfish (Faxonius limosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/delcore-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}