Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series
AS-500 |
 Northern Crayfish
Northern Crayfish have a greenish color with orange
highlights,
especially on their largest claws. |
| Common name: |
Northern Crayfish |
| Scientific name: |
Orconectes virilis |
| Production potential: |
Easy |
| Marketing potential: |
Potential: Moderate
Size: 7 - 13 per pound
Market: Bait, food |
| Temperature Requirements: |
Growing: 75-85oF
Spawning: 60-70oF
Lethal: 95oF or more |
| Feed requirements: |
Protein: 30%
Fat: 4-6% |
| Spawning requirements: |
Northern crayfish spawn March-May. Females lay
from 200-500 eggs, which hatch in three to ten days. |
Most common
production systems: |
Ponds |
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/aquanic/publicat/state/il-in/as-500.htm
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