Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere, where it is often an invasive pest.

Scientific name

Procambarus clarkii

Family

Cambaridae

IUCN status

LC