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Pontastacus eichwaldi

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

Pontastacus eichwaldi is a species in the family Astacidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Pontastacus eichwaldi

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 Pontastacus eichwaldi live?

Not recorded

Is Pontastacus eichwaldi 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 Pontastacus eichwaldi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAstacidae
  6. genusPontastacus
  7. SpeciesPontastacus eichwaldi (Bott, 1950)

Synonyms Astacus leptodactylus eichwaldi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • rak EichwaldůvCzech
  • Каспийский ракRussian
  • Каспийский речной ракRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pontastacus eichwaldi

Other species in the same genus Pontastacus.

Pond crayfish

Pontastacus leptodactylus

AstacidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pontastacus eichwaldi?

Pontastacus eichwaldi (Pontastacus eichwaldi) belongs to the family Astacidae in the order Decapoda.

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). Pontastacus eichwaldi (Pontastacus eichwaldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pontastacus-eichwaldi

MLA

“Pontastacus eichwaldi (Pontastacus eichwaldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pontastacus-eichwaldi.

BibTeX
@misc{pontastacus_eichwaldi_2026,
  title = {Pontastacus eichwaldi (Pontastacus eichwaldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pontastacus-eichwaldi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}