Procambarus clarkii
Caribbean 133 0; Middle America 130 0; North America 132 0
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Alien: Invasive.
Alien: Invasive alien species of Union Concern.
"Savvides et al. (2015) showed, under laboratory conditions in Cyprus, that the crayfish exhibited more successful competitive behaviour in securing shelters than the indigenous to the island and protected freshwater crab Potamon potamios (Olivier, 1804), indicating that in the wild the invader could displace or exclude the native crab from sites utilised for reproduction and predator avoidance. Though studies are needed to evaluate the interactions between the two species in nature, P. potamios has been recorded to co-exist with P. clarkii in lotic water bodies of Pafos district, in all three sites of Stavros tis Psokas river" (Papatheodoulou et al. 2021).
Introduced for recreational fishing.
Hobbs HH III, Jass J, Huner JV (1989) A review of global crayfish introductions with particular emphasis on two North American species (Decapoda, Cambaridae). Crustaceana 65: 299-316.
Savvides P, Louca V, Sfenthourakis S (2015) Competition for shelter occupancy between a native freshwater crab and an invasive crayfish. Aquatic Ecology 49: 273–278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-015-9522-7
Department of Environment (2019) Invasive Alien Species Regulation: Cyprus Reporting. Department of Environment, 20-22 28th Octovriou Ave, 2414 Engomi, Lefkosia, European Environment Agency. https://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/cy/eu/ias/envxl7o6g
Papatheodoulou A, Martinou AF, Klonis P, Tricarico E, Chartosia N, Lucy FE, Hadjistylli M (2021) Distribution of two invasive alien species of Union concern in Cyprus inland waters. BioInvasions Records 10(3): 730–740. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2021.10.3.23
http://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2015/10/procambarus-clarkii-girard-1852.html