Red Swamp Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) Discovered in the San Pedro River, Arizona: A New Invader in a Threatened Ecosystem

Eric K. Moody; Christopher A. Taylor

doi:10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.343

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1 September 2012 Red Swamp Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) Discovered in the San Pedro River, Arizona: A New Invader in a Threatened Ecosystem

Eric K. Moody, Christopher A. Taylor

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The Southwestern Naturalist, 57(3):339-340 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.343

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Arizona is the only state in the lower 48 United States without native crayfish. We report discovery of the red swamp crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) in the San Pedro River, Cochise County, Arizona, and recommend further monitoring of this newly discovered population.

Arizona es el único estado de los 48 estados inferiores de los Estados Unidos sin cangrejos del río nativos. Informamos del descubrimiento del langostino rojo (Procambarus clarkii) en el río San Pedro, condado de Cochise, Arizona, y recomendamos futuro seguimiento de esta población recién descubierta.

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Eric K. Moody and Christopher A. Taylor "Red Swamp Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) Discovered in the San Pedro River, Arizona: A New Invader in a Threatened Ecosystem," The Southwestern Naturalist 57(3), 339-340, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.343

Received: 18 January 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 September 2012

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