Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
NC Physiographic Region(s): eastern upper piedmont
River Basin(s): upper Cape Fear, upper Neuse
Adult Habitat: streams (under larger rocks) and burrows
Reproductive Season: mate from spring through winter, spawn in early spring
Species associates: C. (D.) latimanus, C. (P.) sp. C,and C. (D.) reduncus (however, usually collected alone)
Conservation status: undetermined because it was only recently described
Identification and Illustration references: Cooper 2000a
Taxonomic Description:
Crayfish Regulations (PDF)
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