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Species profile—Cherax austini

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Malacostraca (malacostracans) → Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish) → Cherax austini

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Malacostraca (malacostracans)
Family
Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish)
Scientific name
Cherax austini Coughran & Hobson, 2012
Type reference
Coughran, J., Dawkins, K.L., Hobson, R. & Furse, J.M. (2012). Two new freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Whitsunday Island, The Coral Sea, Australia. Crustacean Research 7, 45-57.
WildNet taxon ID
36159
Alternate name(s)
Austin's yabby
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=36159.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024