• Question: How long do crayfish live? - And which crayfish has lived the longest?

    Asked by imaperson to Zara on 21 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by ambee97, animelvr7.
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      Zara Gladman answered on 21 Jun 2011:


      Hello imaperson! 🙂

      The crayfish I study – the signal crayfish – lives up to about 15 years. I think the crayfish that lives the longest is probably also the biggest species – the Giant Tasmanian crayfish: which is reported to live 40 years!

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