The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Decapoda

(Crayfish, Shrimp, Crabs)

CAMBARIDAE

Procambarus clarki (Girard)

Southern Red Swamp Crayfish

 

 Photogallery: 

 

 

Synonyms:  Cambarus clarkii
                                           (Girard 1852 in Penn & Hobbs 1958; Hagen 1870)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1852 Girard in Penn &     
         Hobbs 1958

[1870 Hagen

1885a Faxon in Penn &
           Hobbs 1958

1898 Faxon in Penn & Hobbs
         1958

1905 Ortman in Penn &
         Hobbs 1958

1914 Faxon in Penn & Hobbs
         1958
1919 Ellis in Penn & Hobbs

1948 Hobbs & Zinn in Penn
          & Hobbs 1958

1958 Penn & Hobbs

1965 Reddell

 

1970 Reddell
1971 Hobbs
1972 Schmidt
1973 Albaugh
1974 Hart & Hart
1974 Reimer & Clark
1975 Albaugh
1975 Longley
1975 Moffett
1977 Johnson RB
1978 Eidman
[1978 Pennak]

[1989 Pennak]

1992 Fitzpatrick & Suttkus
1995 McAlister & McAlister
1996 Jasper
1996 Obenoskey

2008 Johnson & Johnson
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-First Texas Record as Cambarus clarkii as "between San Antonia and El Paso del Norte" (Girard 1852 in Penn & Hobbs 1958)

-one of the most common crayfish in Texas (Penn & Hobbs 1958)

-prefers deeper, clear, permanent flowing waters exposed to full sun on sand, gravel or mud bottom with aquatic vegetation (Penn & Hobbs 1958)

-reported from caves in  Comal, Hays, Kendall, Menard counties

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2011

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