crayfish

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The River Lugg is home to six protected and endangered species, including common otter, Atlantic salmon, white clawed crayfish, brook lamprey, shad and bullhead.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Bloomer admits most people outside her field don't particularly notice or appreciate crayfish, but she says they're surprisingly charismatic little creatures and are extremely important in their freshwater ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Neither overfishing nor pollution, writes David Wilcove in his book The Condor’s Shadow, “has endangered as many species of fish, mussels, amphibians, and crayfish as has habitat destruction.”

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

As with humans, crayfish and capybaras, if you look you’ll find the biochemical markers of the poor bees’ cognitive change.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

He tried to help with grading crayfish for size.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck