''Cambarus speciosus'', the beautiful crayfish,
[ is a species of ]crayfish
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some spe ...
in the family Cambaridae
The Cambaridae are the largest of the four families of freshwater crayfish, with over 400 species. Most of the species in the family are native to the United States east of the Great Divide and Mexico, but fewer range north to Canada, and south ...
. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Georgia
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The ]IUCN
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conservation status of ''Cambarus speciosus'' is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The population is stable. This status was last reviewed in 2010.[
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Freshwater crustaceans of North America
Crustaceans described in 1981
Taxa named by Horton H. Hobbs Jr.
Endemic fauna of Georgia (U.S. state)
Endemic crustaceans of the United States
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