Narrow-clawed crayfish (Turkish crayfish) Pontastacus leptodactylus

Description

Kapeasaksirapu on alunperin Suomeen istutusten myötä tullut rapulaji.

Source: FinBIF species descriptions
Description text authors:

Markku Pursiainen (Riista- ja kalatalouden tutkimuslaitos) 2014; Esa Erkamo (Luke) ja Japo Jussila (Itä-Suomen yliopisto) 2020

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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Pontastacus leptodactylus
Author
(Eschscholtz, 1823)
Vernacular names
  • kapeasaksirapu (Finnish)
  • smalkloig kräfta (Swedish)
  • Narrow-clawed crayfish (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.53033
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Status in Finland
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019
Expert
  • Risto Väinölä
Informal groups
  • Crustaceans
  • Macrocrustaceans
  • Crabs, shrimps and crayfishes