Crawfish

The Crawfish is a common "fish" (better labeled as a crustacean) found in the Holding Pond between the months of April to the middle of September. It is one of the three Holding Pond fish, the other two being the Frog (fish) and Killifish.

It has the largest attraction radius to the bait of all fish species ingame, even performing 180 degree turns to reach the bait. Though as the games progressed and the ponds grown in size, the attraction has lowered slightly and the need to perform difficult maneuvers with the fishing rod in order to reach the "fish" is not as high.

Donating to the Museum
Upon donating the Museum, Blathers will talk about the Crawfish;

In Wild World
"You'll find these little fellows in many pots across the southland, I imagine. I've personally never sampled one. They look rather... insect-ish. Blech."

In City Folk
"...I don't do particularly well when around crawfish. I mean, really. Look at it. It's like a wretched insect! And those legs... Did you notice all those wiggly legs? All the better to revolt me. Hoo, and the vulgar belly, all segmented and buglike. Absolutely abhorrent!"

It can be found in the middle-left tank in City Folk.

Encyclopedia Information
Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the crawfish has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Wild World

 * Size: 4.7 inches
 * Habitat: PondsCrawfish (Wild World)2.png
 * Season: Spring and summer
 * When threatened, they cut their legs off, but these grow back when they molt.

City Folk

 * Size: About 4.8 in.
 * Habitat: Ponds
 * Season: Spring-Fall
 * These lobster relatives are known to propagate quickly.

Further Information
The Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), also called the American Crayfish, is a member of one of the three large freshwater crawfish. There are other names other than crawfish, such as crayfish, crawdads, and crawldads, known around the world in their respected territories. Crawfish more correctly refers to a type of saltwater lobster, whereas freshwater species are called Crayfish.

In Japan this introduced species is featured in children's playhood, as fishing for these creatures is very popular. The traditional fishing rod used is a simple branch tied with kite string. The bait is tied at the end of the string, and can consist of fish, sausage or paste. Adult crawfish are generally too big for such methods, and a genuine shrimp rod is used for such individuals.

It was introduced to Japan in 1927 as a food for bullfrogs that were kept in captivity, and once a few escaped its wild population escalated.