Crayfishes of Georgia

A catalog of the Crayfish species of Georgia. Cambaridae is, thus far, the only family of Crayfish in Georgia. Note: Blacknose Crayfish (Procambarus leonensis) has not been found in Georgia yet but has been recorded very close to the Florida/Georgia state line. Sandhills Crayfish (Procambarus ...more ↓

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Sharpnose Crayfish ¹
Procambarus acutissimus

White River Crayfish ²
Procambarus acutus

Vidalia Crayfish ¹
Procambarus advena

Sandhills Crayfish
Procambarus angustatus

Wandering Crayfish ¹
Procambarus barbatus

Poor Crayfish
Procambarus caritus

Cedar Creek Crayfish
Procambarus chacei

Red Swamp Crayfish ³
Procambarus clarkii

Black Mottled Crayfish ¹
Procambarus enoplosternum

Humpback Crayfish
Procambarus epicyrtus

Slough Crayfish
Procambarus fallax

Muckalee Crayfish
Procambarus gibbus

Ornate Crayfish
Procambarus howellae

Blacknose Crayfish
Procambarus leonensis

Blackwater Crayfish ¹
Procambarus litosternum

Mane Crayfish ⁴
Procambarus lophotus

Hummock Crayfish ¹
Procambarus lunzi

Peninsula Crayfish ¹
Procambarus paeninsulanus

Ogeechee Crayfish ¹
Procambarus petersi

Brushnose Crayfish ¹
Procambarus pubescens

Brushpalm Crayfish
Procambarus pubischelae

Christmas Tree Crayfish ¹
Procambarus pygmaeus

Disjunct Crayfish ¹
Procambarus raneyi

Seminole Crayfish
Procambarus seminolae

White Tubercled Crayfish ¹
Procambarus spiculifer

Mole Crayfish ⁵
Procambarus talpoides

Bog Crayfish
Procambarus truculentus

Grainy Crayfish
Procambarus verrucosus

Sly Crayfish
Procambarus versutus

Reticulate Crayfish ¹
Faxonius erichsonianus

Surgeon Crayfish ¹
Faxonius forceps

Rusty Crayfish ⁶
Faxonius rusticus

Coosa River Spiny Crayfish ⁴
Faxonius spinosus

Digger Crayfish ¹
Creaserinus fodiens

Thornytail Crayfish ¹
Lacunicambarus acanthura

Devil Crawfish ¹
Lacunicambarus diogenes

Mitten Crayfish ⁷
Cambarus asperimanus

Eastern Crayfish ¹
Cambarus bartonii

Chauga River Crayfish ¹
Cambarus chaugaensis

Mountain Crayfish ¹
Cambarus conasaugaensis

Coosa Crayfish ⁴
Cambarus coosae

Coosawattee Crayfish ¹
Cambarus coosawattae

Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish
Cambarus cryptodytes

Conasauga Blue Burrower
Cambarus cymatilis

Boxclaw Crayfish
Cambarus distans

Dougherty Burrowing Crayfish
Cambarus doughertyensis

Tallapoosa Crayfish ¹
Cambarus englishi

Chickamauga Crayfish ¹
Cambarus extraneus

Etowah Crayfish ¹
Cambarus fasciatus

Little Tennessee Crayfish ⁸
Cambarus georgiae

Tanback Crayfish ⁹
Cambarus girardianus

Slackwater Crayfish ¹
Cambarus halli

Piedmont Blue Burrower
Cambarus harti

Hiwassee Crayfish ¹
Cambarus hiwasseensis

Chattahoochee Crayfish ¹
Cambarus howardi

Variable Crayfish ¹
Cambarus latimanus

Longnose Crayfish
Cambarus longirostris

Greensaddle Crayfish ¹
Cambarus manningi

Knotty Burrowing Crayfish
Cambarus nodosus

Hiwassee Headwaters Crayfish
Cambarus parrishi

Mountain Midget Crayfish ¹
Cambarus parvoculus

Pine Savannah Crayfish
Cambarus reflexus

Chattooga River Crayfish ¹
Cambarus scotti

Beautiful Crayfish ¹
Cambarus speciosus

Cocoa Crayfish ⁴
Cambarus stockeri

Ambiguous Crayfish ⁴
Cambarus striatus

Lean Crayfish
Cambarus strigosus

Oconee Burrowing Crayfish
Cambarus truncatus

Blackbarred Crayfish ¹⁰
Cambarus unestami

Cajun Dwarf Crayfish ¹¹
Cambarellus shufeldtii

Piedmont Prairie Burrowing Crayfish
Distocambarus crockeri

Broad River Burrowing Crayfish
Distocambarus devexus

Ditch Fencing Crayfish ¹¹
Faxonella clypeata

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Crayfishes of Georgia

Sharpnose Crayfish 1 Procambarus acutissimus

White River Crayfish 2 Procambarus acutus

Vidalia Crayfish 1 Procambarus advena

Sandhills Crayfish Procambarus angustatus

Wandering Crayfish 1 Procambarus barbatus

Poor Crayfish Procambarus caritus

Cedar Creek Crayfish Procambarus chacei

Red Swamp Crayfish 3 Procambarus clarkii

Black Mottled Crayfish 1 Procambarus enoplosternum

Humpback Crayfish Procambarus epicyrtus

Slough Crayfish Procambarus fallax

Muckalee Crayfish Procambarus gibbus

Ornate Crayfish Procambarus howellae

Blacknose Crayfish Procambarus leonensis

Blackwater Crayfish 1 Procambarus litosternum

Mane Crayfish 4 Procambarus lophotus

Hummock Crayfish 1 Procambarus lunzi

Peninsula Crayfish 1 Procambarus paeninsulanus

Ogeechee Crayfish 1 Procambarus petersi

Brushnose Crayfish 1 Procambarus pubescens

Brushpalm Crayfish Procambarus pubischelae

Christmas Tree Crayfish 1 Procambarus pygmaeus

Disjunct Crayfish 1 Procambarus raneyi

Seminole Crayfish Procambarus seminolae

White Tubercled Crayfish 1 Procambarus spiculifer

Mole Crayfish 5 Procambarus talpoides

Bog Crayfish Procambarus truculentus

Grainy Crayfish Procambarus verrucosus

Sly Crayfish Procambarus versutus

Reticulate Crayfish 1 Faxonius erichsonianus

Surgeon Crayfish 1 Faxonius forceps

Rusty Crayfish 6 Faxonius rusticus

Coosa River Spiny Crayfish 4 Faxonius spinosus

Digger Crayfish 1 Creaserinus fodiens

Thornytail Crayfish 1 Lacunicambarus acanthura

Devil Crawfish 1 Lacunicambarus diogenes

Mitten Crayfish 7 Cambarus asperimanus

Eastern Crayfish 1 Cambarus bartonii

Chauga River Crayfish 1 Cambarus chaugaensis

Mountain Crayfish 1 Cambarus conasaugaensis

Coosa Crayfish 4 Cambarus coosae

Coosawattee Crayfish 1 Cambarus coosawattae

Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish Cambarus cryptodytes

Conasauga Blue Burrower Cambarus cymatilis

Boxclaw Crayfish Cambarus distans

Dougherty Burrowing Crayfish Cambarus doughertyensis

Tallapoosa Crayfish 1 Cambarus englishi

Chickamauga Crayfish 1 Cambarus extraneus

Etowah Crayfish 1 Cambarus fasciatus

Little Tennessee Crayfish 8 Cambarus georgiae

Tanback Crayfish 9 Cambarus girardianus

Slackwater Crayfish 1 Cambarus halli

Piedmont Blue Burrower Cambarus harti

Hiwassee Crayfish 1 Cambarus hiwasseensis

Chattahoochee Crayfish 1 Cambarus howardi

Variable Crayfish 1 Cambarus latimanus

Longnose Crayfish Cambarus longirostris

Greensaddle Crayfish 1 Cambarus manningi

Knotty Burrowing Crayfish Cambarus nodosus

Hiwassee Headwaters Crayfish Cambarus parrishi

Mountain Midget Crayfish 1 Cambarus parvoculus

Pine Savannah Crayfish Cambarus reflexus

Chattooga River Crayfish 1 Cambarus scotti

Beautiful Crayfish 1 Cambarus speciosus

Cocoa Crayfish 4 Cambarus stockeri

Ambiguous Crayfish 4 Cambarus striatus

Lean Crayfish Cambarus strigosus

Oconee Burrowing Crayfish Cambarus truncatus

Blackbarred Crayfish 10 Cambarus unestami

Cajun Dwarf Crayfish 11 Cambarellus shufeldtii

Piedmont Prairie Burrowing Crayfish Distocambarus crockeri

Broad River Burrowing Crayfish Distocambarus devexus

Ditch Fencing Crayfish 11 Faxonella clypeata