Back to State Map ! State of New Jersey - Crayfish Species Checklist.

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(KEY: E= Endangered; E*= Endangered, Possibly Extinct; T= Threatened; SC= Special Concern; CS =
   Currently Stable. Parentheses ( ) around the status indicate possible or known introductions and a (¤)
    indicates a species complex currently under investigation).
Species Status
1.  Cambarus bartonii bartonii CS
2.  Cambarus diogenes  ¤ CS
3.  Orconectes limosus CS
4.  Orconectes rusticus (CS)
5.  Orconectes virilis (CS)
6.  Procambarus acutus acutus  ¤ CS

Links:
New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife

References:

Bouchard, R.W.  1982.  The freshwater malacostracan crustaceans of New Jersey.  Pages 83-100  in W.J. Cromartie, ed.  New Jersey's endangered and threatened plants and animals.  Stockton State College Center for Environmental Research, Pomona, NJ.

Francois, D.D. 1959.  The crayfishes of New Jersey.  Ohio J. Sci.  59: 108-127.

Last Updated:  29 January 2008
James W. Fetzner Jr.