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title: "Northern Clearwater Crayfish"
description: "Faxonius propinquus — Otros animales. Faxonius propinquus, the Northern clearwater crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae found in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/northern-clearwater-crayfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Clearwater Crayfish

> Faxonius propinquus — Otros animales. Faxonius propinquus, the Northern clearwater crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae found in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Faxonius propinquus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3636
- iNaturalist taxon: [776086](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/776086)

## Names

- en: Northern Clearwater Crayfish
- fr: Écrevisse à rostre caréné

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1579), US (665)

## Summary

Faxonius propinquus, the Northern clearwater crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae found in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Northern Clearwater Crayfish have one pair of robust claws and are dark reddish brown. Behind the claws they have 10 walking legs. They have a dark band or stripe that runs along the midline of their carapace (shell). They are omnivorous.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxonius_propinquus

## Photo

![Northern Clearwater Crayfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-clearwater-crayfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Logan Stecker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287360826

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-clearwater-crayfish?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).