Red swamp crayfish – a species that is native to the southern United States but prohibited in Michigan – was found in a state hatchery pond in Van Buren County, Michigan. The Michigan Department of ...

Invasive red swamp crayfish have infiltrated a west Michigan fish hatchery, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday. The hatchery staff found two carcasses of "unusual crayfish" ...

MATTAWAN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish in an outdoor muskellunge rearing pond at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Van Buren ...

The Panama City Crayfish, found exclusively in Bay County, Florida, is a small, white-striped crayfish that plays a vital role in the local ecosystem. Once subject to controversy due to its threatened ...

A graduate student came across a reddish-brown creature with claws that was tangled up in fishing line at a north-central Washington lake – and it turned out to be a new species. Its scientific name ...

A new species of crayfish found in Washington and Canada has been identified, researchers said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A graduate student came across a reddish-brown creature with claws that was ...

Crayfish are an unsung hero of South Carolina's waters — the critters help clean polluted waterways and occupy a critical spot on the region's food chain. Believed to have first crawled into existence ...

A graduate student came across a reddish-brown creature with claws that was tangled up in fishing line at a North Central Washington lake — and it turned out to be a new species. Its scientific name ...