Biologists are monitoring an Australian crayfish that surprisingly showed up in Texas, fearing it could threaten local ...

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

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.