Faxonius alabamensis

Faxonius alabamensis,^[4] the Alabama crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish that lives in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.^[2]

Faxonius alabamensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Faxonius
Species:	F. alabamensis
Binomial name
Faxonius alabamensis (Faxon, 1884)
Synonyms[3]
Cambarus alabamensis Faxon, 1884 Orconectes alabamensis (Faxon, 1884)

Description

The largest individuals of Faxonius alabamensis reach a carapace length of 35 millimeters (1.4 in), while the smallest adults have a carapace length of only 14.6 mm (0.57 in).^[5]

Distribution

Faxonius alabamensis is endemic to the Tennessee River drainage basin, with a range extending from Shoal Creek (Lawrence County and Hardin County, Tennessee) to Lauderdale County, Alabama.^[1]

Status

Faxonius alabamensis is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.^[1] Under the NatureServe system used by The Nature Conservancy, F. alabamensis is classified as G5: "secure".^[2][6]