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Peninsula crayfish

Procambarus paeninsulanus (Faxon, 1914)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the peninsula 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 peninsula crayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the peninsula 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 peninsula crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus paeninsulanus (Faxon, 1914)

Synonyms Cambarus clarkii paeninsulanus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • rak rudýCzech
  • 半島螯蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peninsula crayfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peninsula crayfish?

The peninsula crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanus) 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). Peninsula crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peninsula-crayfish

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“Peninsula crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peninsula-crayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{peninsula_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Peninsula crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peninsula-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}