| Procambarus milleri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
 Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Procambarus |
| Species: | P. milleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Procambarus milleri Hobbs, 1971 | |
Procambarus milleri, the Miami cave crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
An aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve an orange colour. This is known as the Mandarin crayfish, Tangerine crayfish or Mandarinenkrebs in German. It is the only stygobiotic crayfish known to breed in captivity.
Gallery
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Aquarium strain, eating
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On an aquarium plant
Media related to Procambarus milleri at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Cordeiro, J.; Moler, P. & Crandall, K.A. (2010). "Procambarus milleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18204A7800206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18204A7800206.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Procambarus milleri". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Procambarus milleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- "Procambarus milleri - Mandarinenkrebs". wirbellose.de (in German).
- Danté B. Fenolio; Matthew L. Niemiller & Benjamin Martinez (13 February 2014). "Observations of reproduction in captivity by the Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish, Cambarus cryptodytes, (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae)". Speleobiology Notes. doi:10.5563/SPBN.V6I0.57 (inactive 1 November 2024).
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| Procambarus milleri | |
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