Blue Marbled Crayfish

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Blue marbled crayfish.

World s only self reproducing crayfish species these crayfish are omnivorous and will act as a scavenger in the aquarium eating any food that comes to rest on the bottom. Marble crayfish are non aggressive and cannot be housed with shrimp. A new model organism for research on development epigenetics and evolutionary biology. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida.

No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known. Journal of zoology 276 1 1 13. Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled crayfish originated was deemed totally confusing and unreliable. Native white river crayfish and calico crayfish are somewhat similar in appearance to marbled crayfish.

A review and perspective with remarks on some further crustaceans. Suitability of the clonal marbled crayfish for biogerontological research. 1 11 11021 mp4 video by knecritters photobucket. Marble crayfish do not need a mate in order to breed.

They are for lack of a better term self cloning. You will receive one juvenile marbled crayfish. To find information on identifying the marbled crayfish and distinguishing it from native species visit michigan gov invasives. They are brown when young but eventually turn blue when they mature can grow up to 6 inches does not need a mate to reproduce.