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Virile crayfish

Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The virile crayfish (Faxonius virilis) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the virile 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 virile crayfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the virile crayfish as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. United Kingdominvasive
  2. Mexico

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 virile 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 virile crayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusFaxonius
  7. SpeciesFaxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)

Synonyms Cambarus couesi, Cambarus cousei, Cambarus cousii, Cambarus debilis, Cambarus viridis, Cambarus virilis, Cambarus wisconsiensis, Cambarus wisconsinensis, Cambarus wisonsinensis, Orconectes virilis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Northern crayfishEnglish
  • rak statnýCzech
  • Viril-FlusskrebsGerman
  • Lagostino virilSpanish
  • écrevisse à pinces bleuesFrench
  • geknobbelde Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
  • gulvårtskräftaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the virile crayfish

Other species in the same genus Faxonius.

Rusty

Faxonius rusticus

CambaridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the virile crayfish an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the virile crayfish as invasive in 1 country: United Kingdom. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the virile crayfish?

The virile crayfish (Faxonius virilis) belongs to the family Cambaridae 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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BibTeX
@misc{virile_crayfish_2026,
  title = {Virile crayfish (Faxonius virilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/virile-crayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}