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Cambarus
Cambarus is a large and diverse genus of crayfish from the United States and Canada. The adults range in size from about 5 cm (2.0 in) up to approximately 15 cm (5.9 in).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Crayfish
speciesCambarus bartonii
Big Water Crayfish
speciesCambarus robustus
Variable Crayfish
speciesCambarus latimanus
Ambiguous Crayfish
speciesCambarus striatus
Upland Burrowing Crayfish
speciesCambarus dubius
Rock Crayfish
speciesCambarus carinirostris
Cavespring Crayfish
speciesCambarus tenebrosus
Coosa Crayfish
speciesCambarus coosae
Acuminate Crayfish
speciesCambarus acuminatus
Mitten Crayfish
speciesCambarus asperimanus
Allegheny Mountain Mudbug
speciesCambarus fetzneri
New River Crayfish
speciesCambarus chasmodactylus
Tanback Crayfish
speciesCambarus girardianus
Blue Crayfish
speciesCambarus monongalensis
Longnose Crayfish
speciesCambarus longirostris
Atlantic Slope Crayfish
speciesCambarus longulus
Chattahoochee Crayfish
speciesCambarus howardi
Red Burrowing Crayfish
speciesCambarus carolinus
Twospot Crayfish
speciesCambarus graysoni
Depression Crayfish
speciesCambarus rusticiformis
Hubbs Crayfish
speciesCambarus hubbsi
Conhaway Crayfish
speciesCambarus appalachiensis
Linear Cobalt Crayfish
speciesCambarus gentryi
Prickly Cave Crayfish
speciesCambarus hamulatus
Etowah Crayfish
speciesCambarus fasciatus
Sloped Crayfish
speciesCambarus obstipus
Chattooga River Crayfish
speciesCambarus scotti
Ortmann's Mudbug
speciesCambarus ortmanni
Slackwater Crayfish
speciesCambarus halli
Boxclaw Crayfish
speciesCambarus distans
Rocky River Crayfish
speciesCambarus hobbsorum
Sickle Crayfish
speciesCambarus reduncus
Spiny Scale Crayfish
speciesCambarus jezerinaci
Mountain Crayfish
speciesCambarus conasaugaensis
Big Sandy Crayfish
speciesCambarus callainus
Florence Crayfish
speciesCambarus andersoni
Enigma Crayfish
speciesCambarus emegi
Carolina Ladle Crayfish
speciesCambarus davidi
Beautiful Crayfish
speciesCambarus speciosus
Tallapoosa Crayfish
speciesCambarus englishi
Cumberland Crayfish
speciesCambarus cumberlandensis
Sweet Home Alabama Crayfish
speciesCambarus speleocoopi
Mountain Fork Crayfish
speciesCambarus diupalma
Angled Crayfish
speciesCambarus angularis
Coalfields Crayfish
speciesCambarus theepiensis
Valley Flame Crayfish
speciesCambarus deweesae
Coosawattee Crayfish
speciesCambarus coosawattae
Longclaw Crayfish
speciesCambarus buntingi
Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish
speciesCambarus cryptodytes
Bristly Cave Crayfish
speciesCambarus setosus
Mountain Midget Crayfish
speciesCambarus parvoculus
Brawny Crayfish
speciesCambarus hazardi
Chickamauga Crayfish
speciesCambarus extraneus
Grandfather Mountain Crayfish
speciesCambarus eeseeohensis
Alabama Cave Crayfish
speciesCambarus jonesi
Hillbilly Hairy Crayfish
speciesCambarus polypilosus
Short Mountain Crayfish
speciesCambarus clivosus
Greensaddle Crayfish
speciesCambarus manningi
Knotty Burrowing Crayfish
speciesCambarus nodosus
Tug Valley Crayfish
speciesCambarus hatfieldi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82104.