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Cambarellus shufeldtii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Cambarellus
Subgenus:	Pandicambarus
Species:	C. shufeldtii
Binomial name
Cambarellus shufeldtii Faxon, 1884

Cambarellus shufeldtii is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. It is present in Georgia as an introduced species. It is known commonly as the Cajun dwarf crayfish.

This crayfish lives in a variety of aquatic habitat types, especially slow-moving and standing water. It lives in shallow water with plant cover, and it burrows into the substrate during dry periods. This species is aggressive and will enter conflict with other crayfish species.

References

1. ^ Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M.; Pedraza Lara, C. & DiStefano, R. (2010). "Cambarellus shufeldtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154008A4575793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T154008A4575793.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ "Cambarellus shufeldtii". NatureServe. 7.1. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Cambarellus shufeldtii at Wikimedia Commons

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