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Species profile—Cherax depressus

Classification

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

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Malacostraca (malacostracans)
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

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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=36162.

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

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