When a team of scientists studying the brightly colored and common New Guinea crayfish ordered some new animals for their lab, they were in for a bit of a surprise. They uncovered a species of the ...

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 ...

Despite megafires that reduced much of their habitat to ash, some fish, amphibian and crayfish species in the Cascades ...

Researchers at the University led by Eric Larson, professor in ACES, made a groundbreaking discovery pertaining to the Signal Crayfish. They found there are two distinct species of crayfish residing ...

The coldwater crayfish is found primarily in the Eleven Point River in southern Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY — The small crustaceans that scuttle among the rocks of Missouri streams and rivers are a key ...

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

Researchers recently discovered two new crayfish species: the Okanagan crayfish and the misfortunate crayfish (Pacifastacus malheurensis). Because both species were previously thought to be signal ...

Crayfish play a pivotal role in freshwater ecosystems, acting as both keystone species and bioindicators of aquatic environmental health. Their ecological functions range from nutrient cycling to ...

Rusty crayfish, an invasive species, has been discovered in the Little Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. This aggressive crayfish, known for its big appetite and rapid reproduction, poses a ...

Scientists bought a popular clawed animal from a pet trader and discovered a new species from Indonesia, a study said. Photo from Y K yokeboy via Unsplash Far from its home in Indonesia, a brightly ...