List of U.S. state crustaceans

As of September 2023, seven U.S. states and the Capital city have designated state crustaceans:

Louisiana has the freshwater crawfish Procambarus clarkii.
Maryland has the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.
Oregon has the Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister.
Alabama has the brown shrimp, Peneaus aztecus.
Maine has the lobster, Homarus americanus.
Texas has the Texas Gulf shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, P. setiferus, and P. duorarum.
Utah has the brine shrimp.
The District of Columbia has the Hay's Spring amphipod.

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