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title: "Red Swamp Crayfish"
description: "Procambarus clarkii — Outros animais. Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-swamp-crayfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Swamp Crayfish

> Procambarus clarkii — Outros animais. Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest.

- Scientific name: *Procambarus clarkii*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 28678
- Wikidata: [Q1133124](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133124)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51221](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51221)

## Names

- en: Red Swamp Crayfish
- de: Roter Amerikanischer Sumpfkrebs
- es: Langostino americano
- fr: Écrevisse de Louisiane
- nl: Rode rivierkreeft
- pl: Rak luizjański

## Countries with the most observations

US (12042), ES (2369), IT (2114), FR (1874), PT (1689), JP (883), MX (773), NL (621), CN (405), TW (219), DE (180), CO (126)

## Summary

Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest.

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

## Photo

![Red Swamp Crayfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-swamp-crayfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135654717

## Machine access

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