Tags: Crustacean.
Crayfish also known as crawfish crawdads freshwater lobsters or mudbugs are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters to which they are related; taxonomically they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom. They are mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running and which have shelter against predators.
