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Hatchet crayfish

Procambarus kilbyi (Hobbs, 1940)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the hatchet 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 hatchet crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the hatchet 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 hatchet crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus kilbyi (Hobbs, 1940)

Synonyms Cambarus kilbyi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • rak smířlivýCzech
  • 柯比黑雙帶螯蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hatchet crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hatchet crayfish?

The hatchet crayfish (Procambarus kilbyi) 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). Hatchet crayfish (Procambarus kilbyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hatchet-crayfish

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BibTeX
@misc{hatchet_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Hatchet crayfish (Procambarus kilbyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hatchet-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}