Northern Crayfish
Scientific Name: Orconectes virilis
Family: Cambaridae
Order: Decapoda
Size: 1-5 inches
Season: Early July
Food: omnivorous- feeds on variety of live and dead animal and plant matter.
Location found: New Hampshire and Maine, across the Midwest including much of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, as far west as Colorado, south to Texas and north to Ontario, Canada
Scientific Name: Orconectes virilis
Family: Cambaridae
Order: Decapoda
Size: 1-5 inches
Season: Early July
Food: omnivorous- feeds on variety of live and dead animal and plant matter.
Location found: New Hampshire and Maine, across the Midwest including much of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, as far west as Colorado, south to Texas and north to Ontario, Canada
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Scientific Name: Margaritifera margaritifera
Family: Margaritiferidae
Order: Unionoida
Size: 4-5 inches
Season: July to September
Food: They filter organic particles from the water.
Location found: North America, Northeastern Europe
Scientific Name: Margaritifera margaritifera
Family: Margaritiferidae
Order: Unionoida
Size: 4-5 inches
Season: July to September
Food: They filter organic particles from the water.
Location found: North America, Northeastern Europe
Ohio Shrimp
Scientific Name: Macrobrachium ohione
Family: Palaemonidae
Order: Decapoda
Size: Up to 4 inches in length
Season: March to August
Food: Algae
Location found: Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean drainage basins of North America.
Scientific Name: Macrobrachium ohione
Family: Palaemonidae
Order: Decapoda
Size: Up to 4 inches in length
Season: March to August
Food: Algae
Location found: Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean drainage basins of North America.