Fish and Marine Life Illustrations

Colored pencil and watercolor of a Rusty Crayfish viewed from above, with raised claws and a segmented red-brown tail.

Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus), colored pencil and watercolor

About the illustration:
Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

About rusty crayfish:
Rusty crayfish are native to Ohio, Kentucy, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee streams, streams in the Ohio River basin.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (having a segmented body with appendages on each segment)
Subphylum: Crustacea (having 3 body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen/pleon)
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda

More information about rusty crayfish:
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers: Rusty Crayfish

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