Species profile—Cherax cairnsensis
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Malacostraca (malacostracans) → Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish) → Cherax cairnsensis
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Malacostraca (malacostracans)
- Family
- Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish)
- Scientific name
- Cherax cairnsensis Riek, 1969
- Type reference
- Riek, E.F. (1969). The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17, 855-918.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 36160
- Alternate name(s)
- Cairns yabby
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
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=36160.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
