River Crayfish T-Shirt
River Crayfish T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
A crayfish from Havre de Grace, Maryland, drawn at one and a half times life size.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 026
From the book
- Species
- Faxonius limosus
- As named in the book
- The River Cray-fish; Cambarus affinis Erichson.
- Artist
- H. L. Todd
- Book
- The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, Sec. I, pl. 272, 1884
“They are usually found resting under flat stones, well out from the banks of the stream.”
Then and now
Now called the spinycheek crayfish, after two older names.
Field notes
Ninety of them went to Europe in 1890. It didn't go well for Europe.
H. L. Todd drew this crayfish at one and a half times life size from a specimen taken at Havre de Grace, Maryland, where the Susquehanna meets the Chesapeake. The book's observer found them "resting under flat stones, well out from the banks of the stream."
Todd's Cambarus affinis is today's spinycheek crayfish, native to the Atlantic slope of eastern North America. In 1890 about ninety of them were released into a pond in Pomerania, in what is now Poland, to replace native crayfish that disease had wiped out.
They brought the disease with them. The spinycheek carries crayfish plague, which it tolerates and European crayfish don't. It has spread across Europe and is now listed as an invasive species of EU concern: a small Maryland crayfish with a long reach.