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Lacustrine scud

Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1863

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The lacustrine scud (Gammarus lacustris) is a species in the family Gammaridae, order Amphipoda.

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Quick facts about the lacustrine scud

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 lacustrine scud live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lacustrine scud as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Estoniainvasive

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 lacustrine scud 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 lacustrine scud classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderAmphipoda
  5. familyGammaridae
  6. genusGammarus
  7. SpeciesGammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1863

Synonyms Gammarus alpinus, Gammarus bolkayi, Gammarus pulex, Gammarus pulex sibiricus, Gammarus scandinavicus, Gammarus wigrensis, Rivulogammarus lacustris, Rivulogammarus scandinavicus

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Järve-kirpvähkEstonian
  • järvikatkaFinnish
  • Ežerinė šoniplaukaLithuanian
  • Ezeru sānpeldeLatvian
  • grunnåteNorwegian Bokmål
  • grunnåt m.Norwegian Nynorsk
  • kiełż jeziorowyPolish
  • Бокоплав-кузнечикRussian
  • hirráNorthern Sami
  • nordlig sötvattensmärlaSwedish
  • nordlig marfloNorwegian Bokmål
  • grunnåte f.Norwegian Nynorsk
  • nordleg marfloNorwegian Nynorsk
  • hirrátNorthern Sami
  • širraNorthern Sami

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lacustrine scud

Other species in the same genus Gammarus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lacustrine scud an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the lacustrine scud as invasive in 1 country: Estonia. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the lacustrine scud?

The lacustrine scud (Gammarus lacustris) belongs to the family Gammaridae in the order Amphipoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lacustrine scud (Gammarus lacustris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacustrine-scud

MLA

“Lacustrine scud (Gammarus lacustris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacustrine-scud.

BibTeX
@misc{lacustrine_scud_2026,
  title = {Lacustrine scud (Gammarus lacustris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacustrine-scud},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}