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title: "Spinycheek Crayfish"
description: "Faxonius limosus — Andere dieren. Faxonius limosus, synonym Orconectes limosus, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spinycheek-crayfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spinycheek Crayfish

> Faxonius limosus — Andere dieren. Faxonius limosus, synonym Orconectes limosus, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae.

- Scientific name: *Faxonius limosus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 3378
- iNaturalist taxon: [776128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/776128)

## Names

- en: Spinycheek Crayfish
- de: Kamberkrebs
- es: Cangrejo de los canales
- fr: Écrevisse américaine

## Countries with the most observations

DE (569), FR (527), US (448), PL (394), IT (231), RO (204), LT (121), CZ (101), CA (80), CH (80), NL (78), HU (67)

## Summary

Faxonius limosus, synonym Orconectes limosus, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the east coast of North America, from Quebec to the lower James River, Virginia, but has also been introduced to Europe. It is known commonly as the spinycheek crayfish or Kamberkrebs in German.
It is unusual in that it lives in silty streams, rather than the clear water usually preferred by crayfish. Like Pacifastacus leniusculus, another invasive North American crayfish, F. limosus carries crayfish plague and is a threat to native European crayfish. However, P. leniusculus displays more aggressive behavior…

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

## Photo

![Spinycheek Crayfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spinycheek-crayfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irina Maksimova · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86599619

## Machine access

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