Biologists are keeping watch on an Australian crayfish that surprisingly showed up in southern Texas, fearing it could ...

Often called "poor man's lobsters," crawfish are a vital part of Southern cuisine. Here are the best months to harvest and ...

The lobster-like crustacean is a burrowing freshwater crayfish endemic to the Indonesian part of New Guinea, according to the study. Specimens have large eyes and claws, as well as smooth bodies.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— In response to a legal petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect four freshwater mussels and a ...

Looking through the aquarium pets, the team found several brightly colored and familiar-looking crayfish, the study said. These animals had been some of “the first freshwater crayfish” from ...

Some 30 percent of decapods -- such as shrimps, crabs and crayfish ... and farming, invasive species and disease, climate change and extreme weather were the primary threats to freshwater species.