#4456 · 🦀 crabs & other crustaceans

Spinycheek Crayfish

🇳🇱 Gevlekte Amerikaanse rivierkreeft ·Faxonius limosus

LCleast concern 🦀 Crabs & other crustaceans 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

Faxonius limosus , synonym Orconectes limosus , is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the east coast of North America, from Quebec to the lower James River, Virginia, but has also been introduced to Europe. It is known commonly as the spinycheek crayfish or Kamberkrebs in German.

base stats

NL sightings 84iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,477iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 84 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #21 most seen of the crabs & other crustaceans in NL.
3,477 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.