''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...

in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an

endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

(EN). The species of this genus are all restricted to three states or fewer, from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida. The subgenus Creaserinus formerly contained eight additional species of ''Fallicambarus'', but has been elevated in rank to genus, resulting in the transfer of those species from ''Fallicambarus'' to '' Creaserinus''.

Species

These twelve species are members of the genus ''Fallicambarus''. *''

Fallicambarus devastator ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Hobbs & Whiteman, 1987) Status iucn LC icon

– Texas *''

Fallicambarus dissitus ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Penn, 1955) Status iucn DD icon

(Pine Hills Digger) – Arkansas, Louisiana *''

Fallicambarus harpi ''Fallicambarus harpi'', the Ouachita burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae The Cambaridae are the largest of the four families of freshwater crayfish, with over 400 Species. Most of the species in the family ...

'' (Hobbs & Robison, 1985) Status iucn NT icon

(Ouachita burrowing crayfish) – Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus houstonensis ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of t ...

'' (Johnson, 2008) Status iucn LC icon

– Texas *''

Fallicambarus jeanae ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Hobbs, 1973) Status iucn VU icon

– Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus kountzeae ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Johnson, 2008) Status iucn LC icon

– Texas *''

Fallicambarus macneesei ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Black, 1967) Status iucn LC icon

(Old Prairie Digger) – Louisiana, Texas *''

Fallicambarus petilicarpus ''Fallicambarus petilicarpus'', the slenderwrist burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as cra ...

'' (Hobbs & Robison, 1989) Status iucn EN icon

(slenderwrist burrowing crayfish) - Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus schusteri ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Taylor & Robison, 2016) - Oklahoma, Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus strawni ''Fallicambarus strawni'', the saline burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United State ...

'' (Reimer, 1966) Status iucn LC icon

(Saline burrowing crayfish) – Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus tenuis ''Fallicambarus tenuis'' is a species of crayfish in the genus ''Fallicambarus'' in the family Cambaridae. It was the only species in the subgenus ''Procambarus (Tenuicambarus)'' before DNA analysis suggested a reclassification. ''Fallicambarus ...

'' (Hobbs, 1950) Status iucn DD icon

(Ouachita Mountain crayfish) - Oklahoma, Arkansas *''

Fallicambarus wallsi ''Fallicambarus'' is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae from the United States and Canada. It includes 12 species, of which one is on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species (VU) and one as an endangered species (EN). The species of ...

'' (Johnson, 2011) - TexasJohnson, D.P. (2011). "''Fallicambarus (F.) wallsi'' (Decapoda: Cambaridae), a new burrowing crayfish from eastern Texas." ''Zootaxa'' 2939: 59-68.

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* Cambaridae Decapod genera Crustacean genera Taxa named by Horton H. Hobbs Jr. Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Crayfish-stub