# Procambarus milleri

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Species of crayfish

Procambarus milleri Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Family: Cambaridae Genus: Procambarus Species: P. milleri Binomial name Procambarus milleri Hobbs, 1971 [3]

***Procambarus milleri***, the **Miami cave crayfish** is a [species](/source/Species) of [crayfish](/source/Crayfish) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Cambaridae](/source/Cambaridae). It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [Florida](/source/Florida), where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in [Miami-Dade County, Florida](/source/Miami-Dade_County%2C_Florida), and is listed as an [endangered species](/source/Endangered_species) on the [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List).[1]

An aquarium [strain](/source/Strain_(biology)) has been [selectively bred](/source/Selectively_bred) to achieve an orange colour. This is known as the **[Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_orange) crayfish, Tangerine crayfish or *Mandarinenkrebs*** in German.[4] It is the only stygobiotic crayfish known to breed in captivity.[5]

## Gallery

		- Aquarium strain, eating

		- On an aquarium plant

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## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-1) Cordeiro, J.; Moler, P. & [Crandall, K.A.](/source/Keith_A._Crandall) (2010). ["*Procambarus milleri*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18204/7800206). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2010** e.T18204A7800206. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18204A7800206.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18204A7800206.en). Retrieved 15 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NatureServe_2-0)** ["*Procambarus milleri*"](https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118902/Procambarus_milleri). *NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life*. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["*Procambarus milleri*"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=97541). [Integrated Taxonomic Information System](/source/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System). Retrieved October 6, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["*Procambarus milleri* - Mandarinenkrebs"](https://www.wirbellose.de/artendatenbank/krebse/1917-mandarinenkrebs-procambarus-milleri). *wirbellose.de* (in German).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Danté B. Fenolio; Matthew L. Niemiller & Benjamin Martinez (13 February 2014). "Observations of reproduction in captivity by the Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish, Cambarus cryptodytes, (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae)". *Speleobiology Notes*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.5563/SPBN.V6I0.57](https://doi.org/10.5563%2FSPBN.V6I0.57) (inactive 12 July 2025).{{[cite journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal)}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_DOI_inactive_as_of_July_2025))

Taxon identifiers Procambarus milleri Wikidata: Q1623707 CoL: 7WLVV EoL: 344089 GBIF: 2227256 iNaturalist: 110492 IRMNG: 11338946 ITIS: 97541 IUCN: 18204 NatureServe: 2.118902 NCBI: 60967 Open Tree of Life: 876594 SeaLifeBase: 26082 WoRMS: 885464

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