Procambarus fitzpatricki
Species of crayfish
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Procambarus fitzpatricki, sometimes called the spinytail crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to southern Mississippi, between the Wolf River and the Pascagoula River, and is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is the only species in the subgenus Procambarus (Acucauda).[citation needed]
| Procambarus fitzpatricki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Procambarus |
| Species: | P. fitzpatricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Procambarus fitzpatricki | |