#4481 · 🦀 crabs & other crustaceans

White River Crayfish

🇳🇱 Gestreepte Amerikaanse rivierkreeft ·Procambarus acutus

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

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

1. © Tony Palacios · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Jorg Zanen · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Pamela Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Linda Gail Price · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Pelee Island, Pelee, ON, CA:© jillcrosthwaite · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 3510 Sandy Creek Dr, Durham, NC 27707, USA:© Nell Cant · CC BY 4.0
7. Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA:© Drew · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Pelee Island, Pelee Island, ON, CA:© jacobstigge · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Stonington, CT, US:© moth667 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 8169 Stow Rd, Hudson, OH 44236, USA:© Julie · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Procambarus acutus , the white river crayfish , is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in North America.

base stats

NL sightings 14iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,641iNaturalist 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 14 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #46 most seen of the crabs & other crustaceans in NL.
2,641 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1852 (174 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.