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White river crawfish

Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The white river crawfish (Procambarus acutus) is a species in the family Cambaridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the white river crawfish

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 white river crawfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. United Kingdominvasive
  2. Belgium

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 white river crawfish 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 white river crawfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyCambaridae
  6. genusProcambarus
  7. SpeciesProcambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)

Synonyms Cambarus acutus, Cambarus blandingii acutus, Cambarus stygius, Procambarus acutus acutus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • White river crayfishEnglish
  • rak klínovýCzech
  • ein Nordamerikanischer FlusskrebsGerman
  • Acocil de ríoSpanish
  • Gestreepte Amerikaanse rivierkreeftDutch
  • Беловодный речной ракRussian
  • 白河原螯蝦Chinese
  • 亞克特巨手螯蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white river crawfish

Other species in the same genus Procambarus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the white river crawfish an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the white river crawfish?

The white river crawfish (Procambarus acutus) 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_river_crawfish_2026,
  title = {White river crawfish (Procambarus acutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-river-crawfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}