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crayfish
(redirected from Freshwater crayfish)

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crayfish
Includes many genera and species, many of them farmed, e.g. Procambarus, Oronectes, Astacus, Pastifastacus spp. Called also freshwater crayfish.

freshwater crayfish
see crayfish (above).
crayfish plague
epizootic disease of European crayfish (Astacus astacus) caused by Aphanomyces astaci. Affects also Cherax spp. (American crayfish), Pacifastacus leniusculus.


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The spokesman said: "As part of the project, we have agreed special working practices with the park authorities to ensure we protect the ecology of the site which includes rare flora and fauna such as marsh violets and freshwater crayfish.
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