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Two fontal dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus schmitti) from a private collection photographed at Conservation Fisheries. These crayfish were collected in Jefferson County, Florida.

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A fontal dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus schmitti) from a private collection photographed at Conservation Fisheries. This crayfish was collected in Jefferson County, Florida.

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An Assam giant prawn (Macrobrachium assamense) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.

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An Assam giant prawn (Macrobrachium assamense) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.

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An adult and juvenile Lower Duck River form of the two-spot crayfish (Cambarus graysoni) from Brush Creek, Lewis County, Tennessee. The juvenile is smaller and darker in color.

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An adult and juvenile Lower Duck River form of the two-spot crayfish (Cambarus graysoni) from Brush Creek, Lewis County, Tennessee. The juvenile is smaller and darker in color.

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An adult and juvenile Lower Duck River form of the two-spot crayfish (Cambarus graysoni) from Brush Creek, Lewis County, Tennessee. The juvenile is smaller and darker in color.

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Spiny-tail fairy shrimp, shrimp (Streptocephalus sealii) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center near Marion, Alabama.

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Spiny-tail fairy shrimp, shrimp (Streptocephalus sealii) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center near Marion, Alabama.

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A Chowanoke crayfish (Faxonius virginiensis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A Chowanoke crayfish (Faxonius virginiensis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A federally-endangered Guyandotte River crayfish (Cambarus veteranus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species is only known from two streams in West Virginia. The total stream distance it is found in is about 25 miles total. Both streams are threatened by surface and underground coal mining.

The parents of this animal were collected in Wyoming County, WV, in 2015. This individual was born in the West Liberty Crayfish Conservation Lab in the summer of 2016. It represents one of the first of its kind to be reared in human care.

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A federally-endangered Guyandotte River crayfish (Cambarus veteranus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species is only known from two streams in West Virginia. The total stream distance it is found in is about 25 miles total. Both streams are threatened by surface and underground coal mining.

The parents of this animal were collected in Wyoming County, WV, in 2015. This individual was born in the West Liberty Crayfish Conservation Lab in the summer of 2016. It represents one of the first of its kind to be reared in human care.

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A federally-endangered Guyandotte River crayfish (Cambarus veteranus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species is only known from two streams in West Virginia. The total stream distance it is found in is about 25 miles total. Both streams are threatened by surface and underground coal mining.

The parents of this animal were collected in Wyoming County, WV, in 2015. This individual was born in the West Liberty Crayfish Conservation Lab in the summer of 2016. It represents one of the first of its kind to be reared in human care.

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A paintedhand mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A paintedhand mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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Two reticulate crayfish (Faxonius erichsonianus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A reticulate crayfish (Faxonius erichsonianus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A white tubercled crayfish (Procambarus spiculifer) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A white tubercled crayfish (Procambarus spiculifer) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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An upland burrowing crayfish (Cambarus dubius) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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An upland burrowing crayfish (Cambarus dubius) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A rusty grave digger (Lacunicambarus miltus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A rusty grave digger (Lacunicambarus miltus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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An Appalachian brook crayfish (Cambarus cavatus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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An Appalachian brook crayfish (Cambarus cavatus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A depression crayfish (Cambarus rusticiformis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Little River, Trigg County, Kentucky.

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A depression crayfish (Cambarus rusticiformis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Little River, Trigg County, Kentucky.

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A depression crayfish (Cambarus rusticiformis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Little River, Trigg County, Kentucky.

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A depression crayfish (Cambarus rusticiformis) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Little River, Trigg County, Kentucky.

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A Christmas tree crayfish (Procambarus pygmaeus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Sweet Water Creek, Clench County, Georgia.

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A Christmas tree crayfish (Procambarus pygmaeus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Sweet Water Creek, Clench County, Georgia.

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A seminole crayfish (Procambarus seminolae) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Tiger Branch in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fargo, Georgia.

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A seminole crayfish (Procambarus seminolae) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

This species was collected at Tiger Branch in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fargo, Georgia.

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A spinycheek crayfish, Faxonius limosus, at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A spinycheek crayfish, Faxonius limosus, at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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