Cambarellus puer
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| Cambarellus puer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarellus |
| Subgenus: | Pandicambarus |
| Species: | C. puer |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambarellus puer (Hobbs, 1941) | |
Cambarellus puer is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is known commonly as the swamp dwarf crayfish.[2] It is native to the United States, where it can be found in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.[3]
This crayfish lives in a variety of habitat types, including artificial habitats such as roadside ditches. It is generally found with aquatic vegetation, and it burrows into the substrate during dry periods.[2]
It is listed as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), because it is "secure, widespread and abundant".[1]
