Procambarus milleri

Procambarus milleri
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Procambarus
Species:	P. milleri
Binomial name
Procambarus milleri Hobbs, 1971 [3]

Procambarus milleri, the Miami cave crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

An aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve an orange colour. This is known as the Mandarin crayfish, Tangerine crayfish or Mandarinenkrebs in German.[4] It is the only stygobiotic crayfish known to breed in captivity.[5]

Gallery

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  Aquarium strain, eating
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  On an aquarium plant

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References

1. Cordeiro, J.; Moler, P. & Crandall, K.A. (2010). "Procambarus milleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18204A7800206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18204A7800206.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Procambarus milleri". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
3. "Procambarus milleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
4. "Procambarus milleri - Mandarinenkrebs". wirbellose.de (in German).
5. Danté B. Fenolio; Matthew L. Niemiller & Benjamin Martinez (13 February 2014). "Observations of reproduction in captivity by the Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish, Cambarus cryptodytes, (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae)". Speleobiology Notes. doi:10.5563/SPBN.V6I0.57 (inactive 1 November 2024).