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Southeast crayfish ID

Started by Guest_trygon_* , Nov 04 2013 09:02 PM

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#1 Guest_trygon_*

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 09:02 PM

I need help identifying the following crayfish. I need their vernacular name and binomials.

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A) This one is from the Hiwassee River in Tennessee.

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B) This one is from Kentucky. Matt, I got this image at our first collecting spot of the 2013 convention, I think it was called Double Creek. Please correct me if I have the wrong locale.

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#2 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 09:31 PM

Crayfishes of Georgia may help you for the Hiawasee one... they have a list by drainage to narrow it down...
http://www.gcsu.edu/crayfishes/

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#3 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 09:32 PM

Yes, I think they call the area Double-double, as it is near the confluence of big and little Double creeks. Can't help you with the crayfish though. Matt Ashton knows crayfish in this general area pretty well.

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#4 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 10:05 PM

If el presidente and Dustin and others hadn't outbid me on the crayfish of Kentucky, I'd tell you

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#5 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 05 November 2013 - 09:53 PM

I'll see if I can find that book I beat Josh out on.

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#6 Guest_dac343_*

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Posted 14 November 2013 - 06:08 PM

I think your KY crayfish is Big Water Crayfish, Cambarus robustus

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#7 Guest_trygon_*

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Posted 14 November 2013 - 10:18 PM

Thanks guys, you've all been a big help.

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#8 Guest_GambusiaNo2_*

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 07:53 PM

The last pictures looks similar to pictures I have seen of Falicambarus fodiens. I have caught two males in Wake County that I think are Falicambarus fodiens. The biggest one I had escaped and is most certainly dead now.

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#9 Guest_davidjh2_*

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Posted 06 February 2014 - 03:50 PM

Tennessee has over 50 different species of crayfish so I while I think the top craytfish is Cambarus bartonii I'm probably wrong. It does have the Cambarus look to it though.