CRAYFISH

Authors

James F. Fowler, Wildlife Specialist, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Wendell Lorio, Aquaculture Specialist, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Greg Lutz, Aquaculture Specialist, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Date of this Version

January 1994

Abstract

Crayfish, also called crawfish, crawcrab, crab, stonecrab, crawdad, creekcrab, and other local names, are native to fresh waters on all continents except Africa, where they have been widely introduced. Most damage associated with crayfish is the result of crayfish burrowing in home lawns. Crayfish may be protected by law in some states.