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Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus clarkii
(Red Swamp Crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID1657342
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusProcambarus
Speciesclarkii
Common NameRed Swamp Crayfish
StateAR
CountyPope
LocalityWillow Bay, [Lake Dardanelle]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDardanelle Reservoir
HUC8 Number11110202
HUC10 NameLower Illinois Bayou
HUC10 Number1111020210
HUC12 NamePrairie Creek-Illinois Bayou
HUC12 Number111102021005
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Collection Day2
Collection Month5
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released aquarium | released bait
Statusunknown
CommentsCollected in dense aquatic macrophytes, including alligator weed, along shoreline by dip net less than a meter deep at approximately 22:30. Specimens were retained and provided to Arkansas Tech University Department of Biological Sciences Collection. Collected in dense aquatic macrophytes along shoreline on south side of Willow Bay.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierLindsey Lewis (USFWS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
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Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus clarkii

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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