Red crayfish
Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)
Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters
The red crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.
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Quick facts about the red 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 red crayfish live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red crayfish as introduced in 38 countries, and flagged as invasive in 19 of them.
- Austriainvasive
- Brazilinvasive
- Canary Islandsinvasive
- Chinainvasive
- Colombiainvasive
- Egyptinvasive
- Franceinvasive
- Germanyinvasive
- Italyinvasive
- Japaninvasive
- Kenyainvasive
- Maltainvasive
- Netherlandsinvasive
- Philippinesinvasive
- Polandinvasive
- Portugalinvasive
- Spaininvasive
- Switzerlandinvasive
- United Kingdominvasive
- Belgium
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Dominican Republic
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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 red 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 red crayfish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyCambaridae
- genusProcambarus
- SpeciesProcambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)
Synonyms Cambarus clarkii
Other names and names in other languages (61)
- American crayfishEnglish
- Louisiana crawfishEnglish
- Louisiana crayfishEnglish
- Louisiana lobsterEnglish
- Louisiana red crayfishEnglish
- Louisiana swamp crayfishEnglish
- Red swamp crawfishEnglish
- Red swamp crayfishEnglish
- RooimoeraskreefAfrikaans
- SakchohommaAlabama
- cámbaru de ríu americanuAsturian
- Cranc roig americàCatalan
- rak červenýCzech
- Louisiana-flodkrebsDanish
- LouisianakrebsGerman
- Acocil rojoSpanish
- punarapuFinnish
- Écrevisse de LouisianeFrench
- Cangrexo de río americanoGalician
- סרטן ביצות אדוםHebrew
- kaliforniai vörösrákHungarian
- Gambero killerItalian
- アメリカザリガニJapanese
- 미국가재Korean
- Klarko vėžysLithuanian
- Rode moeraskreeftDutch
- rak luizjańskiPolish
- Lagostim-vermelho-do-LouisianaPortuguese
- Луизианский ракRussian
- močvirski škarjarSlovenian
- röd sumpkräftaSwedish
- กุ้งแดงThai
- 小龍蝦Chinese
- Cranc de riu americàCatalan
- Louisiana-FlusskrebsGerman
- Louisiana-SumpfkrebsGerman
- Roter Amerikanischer SumpfkrebsGerman
- Roter SumpfkrebsGerman
- Cangrejo americanoSpanish
- Cangrejo de río americanoSpanish
- Cangrejo rojo americanoSpanish
- Langostino americanoSpanish
- Ecrevisse rouge de LouisianeFrench
- écrevisse rouge de maraisFrench
- Gambero rosso della LouisianaItalian
- Gambero Rosso della LousianaItalian
- 노멀클라키Korean
- 붉은가재Korean
- Amerikaanse rode rivierkreeftDutch
- Louisiana-rivierkreeftDutch
- Rode Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
- Rode rivierkreeftDutch
- กุ้งก้ามแดงThai
- กุ้งญี่ปุ่นThai
- กุ้งเครย์ฟิชThai
- 克氏原蝲蛄Chinese
- 克氏原螯虾Chinese
- 克氏原螯蝦Chinese
- 克氏螯蝦Chinese
- 美國螯蝦Chinese
- 美洲螯蝦Chinese
Relatives of the red crayfish
Other species in the same genus Procambarus.
Marbled crayfish
Procambarus virginalis
Florida cray
Procambarus alleni
Slough crayfish
Procambarus fallax
Parkhill prairie crayfish
Procambarus steigmani
Sandhills crayfish
Procambarus angustatus
Mississippi flatwoods crayfish
Procambarus cometes
CompareRed crayfish vs Marbled crayfishRed crayfish vs Florida crayRed crayfish vs Slough crayfishRed crayfish vs Parkhill prairie crayfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the red crayfish an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the red crayfish as invasive in 19 countries, including Austria, Brazil, Canary Islands, China and Colombia. It lists it as introduced in 38 in all.
What kind of animal is the red crayfish?
The red crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) belongs to the family Cambaridae in the order Decapoda.
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