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This is where you can find information on the species of crayfish in the Romanian fauna. This information is updated in accordance with the most recent publications and observations in the field.
The aim of this site is to provide you with the best information available, so please do not hesitate to contact me whenever you notice anything wrong and, also, whenever you come into contact with crayfish or any crayfish-related issues.
Everything on this site has been created and supported at my personal expense; therefore I would highly appreciate it if whenever you use any information from this site (with the exception of the information that has its source mentioned) you use the following reference:
Pârvulescu L. (2009): Crayfish of Romania, http://crayfish.ro accessed on...
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Important facts...
Content...
- General description of a freshwater crayfish
- Species identification key
- Stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium)
- Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus)
- Narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)
- Spiny-cheek crayfish (Orconectes limosus)
- Crayfish are facing...
News
- The official web-page of „torrentium” project read more>>
- Illustrated crayfish guide to Romanian's species