Crayfish are best eaten from late spring to late autumn. Weather conditions affect their availability and cost, as does the spawning season (when the flesh of shellfish softens and has less ...

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 ...

The researchers detailed their discovery in the journal Zootaxa last week. Though crayfish—also called crawdads or crawfish—may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect animal companion ...

Scientists have described a new species of colorful crayfish—and it might already be sitting in your aquarium. The researchers detailed their discovery in the journal Zootaxa last week.

Researchers in the Czech Republic purchased a shipment of Indonesian crayfish from a “leading” pet wholesaler in March 2023, according to a study published Jan. 9 in the peer-reviewed journal ...