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Just heard on the news last night about a big cray. I'm not sure if it was from Pennsylvania(sp) or New Jersey but the believe it was at least a 100yr old Cray. Ready for the measurements.... 4 1/2 foot long, that’s 54" !!! 14 1/2lbs or a little over 6 kilos!!! WOW[/quote]

Wasnt from PA or NJ it was New Zealand.

[url]http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/26/1064083194212.html[/url]

[quote="Amigo Miguel"]But... But... But... I thought they only lived a couple years... And 54 inches long? :shock:[/quote]

Some species can get quite big! The ones in Australia get as big as lobsters!

Some species can also get quite old. The cave crayfish [i]Orconectes australis[/i] gets super old. Check out this article: [url]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/09/new-troglobites/new-troglobites-text[/url]

[quote]The Orconectes australis crayfish of Shelta Cave in Alabama may reproduce at 100 years, and live to 175[/quote]

Also this article: [url]http://www.geocities.jp/ideryusei/longest_lived_crayfish_e.htm[/url]

[b]Post: [/b]
Just heard on the news last night about a big cray. I'm not sure if it was from Pennsylvania(sp) or New Jersey but the believe it was at least a 100yr old Cray. Ready for the measurements.... 4 1/2 foot long, that’s 54" !!! 14 1/2lbs or a little over 6 kilos!!! WOW