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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida) » Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda) » Crayfishes and Lobsters (Astacidea) » Crayfish (Astacoidea) » Astacidae » Pacifastacus » Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
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Crayfish - Pacifastacus leniusculus
Copyright © 2010 Tim Loh

Crayfish - Pacifastacus leniusculus
Scott Creek, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
May 5, 2010
Size: 25 mm body
Dipnetted from near the base of a waterfall- this was a surprising find. Actual color in life was greenish brown- it changed to red when stored in alcohol.
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Contributed by Tim Loh on 10 May, 2010 - 1:10am
Last updated 10 May, 2010 - 5:38pm

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signal crayfish
looks to be Pacifastacus leniusculus, which is the only known crayfish species from British Columbia
… Eric Moody, 10 May, 2010 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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