Crayfishes of Canada

[Craw Chief]

Q:

, 'non indigenous crayfish species of Canada', 'Appy do u have any books or publications u could alert me to both native and non-native species of Canada?

A:

'Evan it won''t be easy. It has been out of print for some time. The only way to get it is to go through a library and then xerox it and it is a big book. \n\n"An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" By Horton Hobbs Jr. 1989

A:

'according to the book, there is one species Pacifiasticus leniusculus. Found only on Vancouver Island and extreme southern BC. There are three subspecies and all three are presumed to occur in BC but is not substantiated

[Craw Chief]

'I am not sure if any are still available or not. It is 8 years old. So I am not sure how to tell you to get one. Maybe call the WV dept of wildlife in Elkins and see where you get. The Ohio biological survey in Columbus was selling them too at one time, so I would try there also. Let me know how you do.

'The only one I have is "The Conservation Status of Canadian Freshwater Crayfishes" by Premek Hamr 1998. There is an older publication of the crayfishes of Ontario, but I do not have it and forget who the author is.'