Procambarus alleni: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the procambarus alleni lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Procambarus alleni
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Cambaridae

Where does the procambarus alleni live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the procambarus alleni in 2 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the procambarus alleni endangered?

The procambarus alleni’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the procambarus alleni?

The procambarus alleni (Procambarus alleni) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Cambaridae, genus Procambarus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the procambarus alleni

The Everglades crayfish (Procambarus alleni), sometimes called the Florida crayfish, the blue crayfish, the electric blue crayfish, or the sapphire crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Florida in the United States. Its natural range is the area east of St. Johns River and all of Florida from Levy County and Marion County southwards, as well as on some of the Florida Keys. It is included on the IUCN Red List as a species of Least Concern. The blue crayfish is frequently kept in a freshwater aquaria. In the wild, this species varies from brown-tan to blue, but an aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve a brilliant cobalt blue color.

It should not be confused with the burrowing Cambarus monongalensis, also known as the blue crayfish, but native to Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Procambarus alleni (revision 1358050020), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882633 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).