The Okanagan Crayfish (Pacifastacus okanaganensis) has been newly described from interior British Columbia and Washington State. Another new species, the Misfortunate Crayfish (Pacifastacus ...

A new mapping project puts 427 crayfish taxa and over 100,000 observation records on the first searchable global atlas: World of Crayfish. The resource will help protect vulnerable crayfish species ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois researchers studying an invasive species of crayfish recently made a unique discovery — two new species that had long been mistaken for the ...

Scientists have described a new species of colorful crayfish—and it might already be sitting in your aquarium. The researchers detailed their discovery in the journal Zootaxa last week. Though ...

Two new species of crayfish have been identified in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and researchers say both species are vulnerable to extinction. One of those crayfish is called the ...