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Family: Astacidae crayfishes



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5 species (see list below)
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FAO

Europe inland waters
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Astacus astacus
[Noble crayfish]
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Pacifastacus fortis
[Shasta crayfish]

FAO

Introduced in Europe & No
Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)

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Pacifastacus leniusculus
[Signal crayfish]
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Pacifastacus nigrescens
[Sooty crayfish]

FAO

Ponto-Caspian Region.
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)

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Pontastacus leptodactylus
[Danube crayfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astacus astacus Noble crayfish Europe inland waters 25 TL 1758
Pacifastacus fortis Shasta crayfish North America. 1914
Pacifastacus leniusculus Signal crayfish Introduced in Europe & No 15.9 TL 1852
Pacifastacus nigrescens Sooty crayfish North America. 1857
Pontastacus leptodactylus Danube crayfish Ponto-Caspian Region. 18.3 TL 1823



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