Species profile—Cherax depressus

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Malacostraca ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca ) (malacostracans) → Parastacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=parastacidae ) (freshwater crayfish) → Cherax depressus

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=36162&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=36162&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=36162 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca ) (animals)
Class
Malacostraca ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca ) (malacostracans)
Family
Parastacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=parastacidae ) (freshwater crayfish)
Scientific name
Cherax depressus Riek, 1951
Type reference
Riek, E.F. (1951). The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4), 368-388.
WildNet taxon ID
36162
Alternate name(s)
orange-fingered 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 ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=36162 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=36162 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.