Rusty crayfish
Large species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States, in the Ohio River Basin in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.[2][4][5] Its range is rapidly expanding across much of eastern North America, displacing native crayfishes in the process.[6][7] The rusty crayfish was first captured in Illinois in 1973, and has been collected at over 20 locations in the northern portion of the state.[8] In 2005, F. rusticus was found for the first time west of the Continental Divide, in the John Day River, Oregon, which runs into the Columbia River.[9]
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Rusty crayfish | |
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Rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada | |
Rusty spots on sides of carapace | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Faxonius |
Species: | F. rusticus |
Binomial name | |
Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852) | |
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