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Cambarus monongalensis, the blue crayfish [2] or Monongahela crayfish, [1] is a species of burrowing crayfish native to Pennsylvania and West Virginia. [2] [3] [4] It has also been found recently in Ohio. [5] The common name refers to the Monongahela River, with the first specimens being collected from Edgewood Park, Allegheny County ...
Measurement of a rusty crayfish. Adult rusty crayfish can reach 10 centimeters (4 inches) in length, although they reach maturity at about 4.4 cm (1.7 in), [10] and can range in color from greenish grey, to reddish brown, [11] [12] [13] They can be easily recognized by two "rusty", reddish colored spots on the sides of their back and their large front claws with black bands around the tips. [14]
Exceptions include western rock lobster (of the Palinuridae family) found on the west coast of Australia (it is a spiny lobster, but not of Jasus); the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (from the Parastacidae family and therefore a true crayfish) found only in Tasmania; and the Murray crayfish found along Australia's Murray River. [citation ...
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The Charles Mill Monster, found in Charles Mill Lake in Mansfield, is another lake-dwelling beast said to call Ohio home. This huge, glow-eyed monster is shaped like a human but doesn’t have arms.
Cambarus carinirostris is native to the Monongahela, Ohio, and Allegheny River systems, and can be found from New York to eastern Ohio and central West Virginia. Within this range, it primarily inhabits headwater streams, where it occupies open spaces under benthic debris such as boulders.
The genus Cambarus is the second largest freshwater crayfish genus inhabiting the Northern Hemisphere, with only sixty fewer species than the genus Procambarus. [2] Though Cambarus are varied across species, the two terminal elements that make up the male form I gonopod form ninety degree angles with the central appendage, allowing for their identification.
Specialized instruction will be offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at two Class A ranges, one of them at the Delaware Wildlife Area, 1110 Ohio Rt. 229, Ashley. Staff at Delaware will provide equipment ...