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Kuban crayfish

Pontastacus cubanicus (Birstein & Vinogradov, 1934)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The kuban crayfish (Pontastacus cubanicus) is a species in the family Astacidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the kuban 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 kuban crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the kuban 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 kuban crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAstacidae
  6. genusPontastacus
  7. SpeciesPontastacus cubanicus (Birstein & Vinogradov, 1934)

Synonyms Astacus leptodactylus cubanicus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • rak kubáňskýCzech
  • Кубанский ракRussian
  • Кубанский речной ракRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kuban crayfish

Other species in the same genus Pontastacus.

Pond crayfish

Pontastacus leptodactylus

AstacidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKuban crayfish vs Pond crayfishKuban crayfish vs Caspian crayfishKuban crayfish vs Pontastacus danubialisKuban crayfish vs Pontastacus daucinus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kuban crayfish?

The kuban crayfish (Pontastacus cubanicus) belongs to the family Astacidae 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). Kuban crayfish (Pontastacus cubanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuban-crayfish

MLA

“Kuban crayfish (Pontastacus cubanicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuban-crayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{kuban_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Kuban crayfish (Pontastacus cubanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuban-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}