Spinycheek crayfish – Faxonius limosus

Spiny-cheek crayfish is an aggressive and invasive species that reproduces efficiently. A female can reproduce twice a year, laying up to 400 eggs at a time. The species is able to succeed even in eutrophic, silty and contaminated environments, particularly in slow-flowing rivers and their estuaries. It burrows efficiently and tolerates dry environments and salt water fairly well. Spiny-cheek crayfish may grow up to 12 in length, but are usually less than 10 cm long. Their life-span rarely exceeds 4 years.

European names:spiny-cheek crayfish, American crayfish, striped crayfish, kamberkrebs, amerikanischer krebs, écrevisse américaine, amerikaanse rivierkreeft, rak pruhovaný, cifrarák, rak pregovaty, rak amerykanski, polosatyi rak, rainuotasis vézys

American names:spiny-cheek crayfish, Delcore crayfish