Red Swamp Crawfish

Procambarus clarkii

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Procambarus clarkii is a species of cambarid freshwater crayfish, native to northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest. It is known variously as the red swamp crawfish, red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish, Louisiana crayfish or mudbug.

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Roter Amerikanischer Sumpfkrebs 6

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  1. (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/32290488233/
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  3. (c) Duloup, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Procambarus_clarkii_top.jpg
  4. (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/32260320374/
  5. Adapted by Paul Braun from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procambarus_clarkii
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