Täplärapu
Pacifastacus leniusculus
#nm_0620📍 Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- Transliteration
- Taplarapu
- IPA
- /ˈtæplæˌrɑpu/
Compound: täplä + rapu täplä: spot, speck, rapu: crayfish ↳ täplä from Proto-Finnic *täplä (spot) Names the same pale claw marking as the Germanic names, but as a spot rather than as a signal.
Freshwater crayfish typically 6-9 cm long, reaching 16-20 cm. Smooth carapace, brown to reddish above, with a distinctive white to pale blue-green patch at the hinge of each claw. Native to the Columbia River basin of western North America. Introduced to Europe from 1960 and established in 27 countries by 2009. A largely resistant carrier of crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci), which is fatal to European crayfish.
Alternates: Tähnikvähk (Estonia), Signaalvähk (Estonia), Signalkräfta (Sweden), Signalkreps (Norway)