Procambarus acutus

Otherwise known as the white river crayfish, the Procambarus acutus is widespread throughout the eastern united states. Locally here in New York state, they have been replacing the Orconectes immunis as the choice for bait farm crayfish. The one advantage is the females have the young in the fall, so when spring arrives, they are growing immediately instead of just hatching like the immunis. The acutus have better "bucket life" than the immunis, but they do have their downfalls too. They do cannibalize more frequently in heavy populations, and are a invasive type of crayfish, killing every immunis in a pond until the pond is completely taken over.