Cambarellus patzcuarensis

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Cambarellus patzcuarensis
Cambarellus patzcuarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Cambaridae Genus: Cambarellus Species: C. patzcuarensis
Binomial name
Cambarellus patzcuarensis Villalobos, 1943

Cambarellus patzcuarensis is a crayfish in the family Cambaridae^[1] with a body measuring 4–5 centimeters, including claws. The species is named after Lake Pátzcuaro, and is endemic to Mexico. Most specimen found in the wild are brown, sometimes with a gray or blue tint.

Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. "Orange" (Mexican dwarf crayfish, sometimes Mexican dwarf orange crayfish) is an orange-coloured mutation often held in aquariums, but this form is rarely found in the wild.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Cambarellus patzcuarensis (TSN 650320). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. ^ Gerald Pottern. Mexican Dwarf Orange Crayfish, Cambarellus patzcuarensis. Petshrimp.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.

[edit] External links

• Youtube: video of C. patzcuarensis mating.

Adult male of Cambarellus patzcuarensis. The snail to the left is a great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus

A pair of Cambarellus patzcuarensis mating. The male is on top, with the female underneath, on her back

Fry of Cambarellus patzcuarensis, about one week old. The diameter of the cup is 8,9 cm

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