New Jersey Scuba Diving

Eastern Crayfish

Crayfish

Cambarus bartoni

Size: to 3"

Habitat: small streams, sometimes ponds and lakes

Notes: Active at night, hides in burrows or under objects during the day.

Compare freshwater crayfish with marine lobsters.

Crayfish
Crayfish are quite common at Dutch Springs. See lobster for anatomical details.
Crayfish
Crayfish

Blue coloration is the crayfish equivalent of albinism, and also occurs in lobsters. Individuals like this have little chance of surviving in the wild.

Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia midas

Size: to 48" ( shell ) and 450 lbs.

Habitat: oceanic

Notes: Greatly reduced in numbers due to hunting. The Green is the largest hard-shelled sea turtle, and also the only vegetarian, feeding on algae and "Turtle Grass." Green Sea Turtles are not particularly green on the outside but have green fat, for which they were named in the days when sailors still caught and ate them. Green Sea Turtles have four large scales or "scutes" along each side of the shell; Loggerheads have five.

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