When a team of scientists studying the brightly colored and common New Guinea crayfish ordered some new animals for their lab, they were in for a bit of a surprise. They uncovered a species of the ...

Jiří Patoka This recent find coincides with another crayfish discovery: Two other species were newly described in North Carolina this month. Like the “dusty” aquarium crayfish, they had ...

These crayfish–also called crawfish or crawdads–are native to New Guinea. Their cool hues have made them popular aquarium pets in Europe, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States over the past ...