Astacus leptodactylus

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Astacus leptodactylus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Astacidea
Family: Astacidae
Genus: Astacus
Species: A. leptodactylus
Binomial name
Astacus leptodactylus
Eschscholtz, 1823

Astacus leptodactylus, the Danube crayfish or Galician crayfish, is a species of crayfish native to eastern Europe. It can be distinguished most easily from the commoner European or broad-fingered crayfish (Astacus astacus) by the relatively thinner "fingers" of the claws.