Crayfish ID please
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, Mar 30 2011 09:56 PM
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 09:56 PM
I caught this guy in Huntsville Alabama in Beaverdam Creek
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:01 PM
Crayfish -
A dorsal (top) picture should show at least the carapace (head to rostrum). A ventral (bottom) picture should show a detailed picture of the gonopods (first swimmeret in males) or the annulus ventralus (receptacle in females). See this post regarding a HIGH quality image of gonopods. Other pictures such as full dorsal shots, mandibles, or claws are welcome and may be necessary. See this link on crayfish anatomy to understand terms used above.
Please include information such as state, drainage or watershed, county, and stream name where the specimen was observed. Send information to state authorities in malacology (mussels) and astacology (crayfish) with credible and accurate information when a rare species may have been encountered.
A dorsal (top) picture should show at least the carapace (head to rostrum). A ventral (bottom) picture should show a detailed picture of the gonopods (first swimmeret in males) or the annulus ventralus (receptacle in females). See this post regarding a HIGH quality image of gonopods. Other pictures such as full dorsal shots, mandibles, or claws are welcome and may be necessary. See this link on crayfish anatomy to understand terms used above.
Please include information such as state, drainage or watershed, county, and stream name where the specimen was observed. Send information to state authorities in malacology (mussels) and astacology (crayfish) with credible and accurate information when a rare species may have been encountered.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:34 PM
Second link is broken.
But, yeah, don't think we're going to get much more than "crayfish" here, unfortunately.
But, yeah, don't think we're going to get much more than "crayfish" here, unfortunately.
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 03:47 PM
The strong light lateral stripe on the abdomen and the dark tubercles on the side of the carapace all point to Procambarus clarkii. It is likely that species considering its abundance, but could possibly be another member of the subgenus (Scapulicambarus).
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