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Madagascar blue crayfish: Astacoides granulimanus During our walk in the Ranomafana rainforest of Madagascar, we came across two local women hiking the rainforest in search of food. They carried with them two crayfish, a blue one and a brown one that they snatched from the river. This is the blue one, held by our guide.<br />
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I&#039;m not 100% sure about this identification, here is my source of reference: <br />
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<a href="http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Astacoides&amp;s=granulimanus&amp;ssp=" rel="nofollow">http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Astacoides&amp;s=granulimanus&amp;ssp=</a> Astacoides granulimanus,Madagascar,Madagascar Blue Crayfish,Ranomafana National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Madagascar blue crayfish: Astacoides granulimanus

During our walk in the Ranomafana rainforest of Madagascar, we came across two local women hiking the rainforest in search of food. They carried with them two crayfish, a blue one and a brown one that they snatched from the river. This is the blue one, held by our guide.

I'm not 100% sure about this identification, here is my source of reference:

http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Astacoides&s=granulimanus&ssp=

    comments (2)

    1. That's amazing Travis, you managed to identify this 2 years after the fact. Thank you so much! Posted 11 years ago

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The Madagascar blue crayfish is one of seven species of crayfish endemic to Madagascar.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by travismorhardt
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Uploaded Jan 20, 2013. Captured Sep 8, 2012 14:25.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO2000
  • 380mm