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River Crayfish

Samastacus spinifrons

Classification

Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 36