Researchers Baffled After Finding New Species of Crayfish Hiding Amongst Common Aquarium Pets for Over Two Decades Scientists have discovered a new species of colorful crayfish hiding in plain sight ...

Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of ...

Specimens have large eyes and claws, as well as smooth bodies. The species comes in two color forms: Blue form crayfish are a dark hue with orange joints and tails, while purple form crayfish are ...

When a team of scientists studying the brightly colored and common New Guinea crayfish ordered some new animals for their lab, they were in for a bit of a surprise. They uncovered a species of the ...

Scientists peered into the tank, studying their pet-turned-specimen — and discovered it was a new species. Researchers in the Czech Republic purchased a shipment of Indonesian crayfish from a ...

This species is called the dusty crayfish (Cherax pulverulentus) and is described in a study published January 9 in the journal Zootaxa. These crayfish –also called crawfish or crawdads–are ...