The species can also carry parasites and diseases such as crayfish plague and this could have an impact on native crayfish in these areas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said.
Australian Redclaw Crayfish, along with all other members of the crayfish Family Parastacidae, are prohibited exotic species in Texas and cannot be legally purchased, sold or possessed in aquariums. It’s also illegal to release these crayfish into a public waterbody.