AS-500
 Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
 Northern CrayfishNorthern Crayfish have a greenish color
with orange highlights, |
| 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 |
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