Genus Cherax Erichson, 1846
- Cherax Erichson, W.F. 1846. Uebersicht der Arten der Gattung Astacus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte xii: 86-103, 375-377 [88] [original spelling; accepted as the Valid Original Spelling and placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see ICZN (1958); first introduced as a subgenus of Astacus with two different spellings and elevated to generic rank with third form of spelling by Huxley (1879); gender masculine].
Type species:
Astacus (Cheraps) preissii Erichson, 1846 by monotypy.Secondary source:
Huxley, T.H. 1879. On the classification and the distribution of the crayfishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 752-788; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958. Opinion 519. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the names of twenty-three genera of Macrura Reptantia (Class Crustacea) and use of the Plenary Powers in regard to three matters concerned therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 19: 133-168. - Cheraps Erichson, W.F. 1846. Uebersicht der Arten der Gattung Astacus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte xii: 86-103, 375-377 [101] [invalid name; considered to be an Invalid Original Spelling for Cherax Erichson, 1846 and placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology in Opinion 519, see ICZN (1958)].
Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958. Opinion 519. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the names of twenty-three genera of Macrura Reptantia (Class Crustacea) and use of the Plenary Powers in regard to three matters concerned therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 19: 133-168. - Astaconephrops Nobili, G. 1899. Contribuzioni alla conoscenza della fauna carcinologica della Papuasia, delle Molucche e dell' Australia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 20: 230-282, 358, 473-523 [244] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Astaconephrops albertisii Nobili, 1899 by monotypy. - Parachaeraps Smith, G.W. 1912. The freshwater crayfishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912: 144-170 [145, 148, 150, 161] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Astacus bicarinatus Gray, 1845 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hobbs, H.H., Jr 1974. Synopsis of the families and genera of crayfish. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 164: i-iii, 1-32 [20]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Guinea, Aru Islands, and Misool.
IBRA
NSW North Coast (NNC) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
- Hobbs, H.H., Jr 1974. Synopsis of the families and genera of crayfish. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 164: i-iii, 1-32 [20]
General References
Austin, C.M. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in northern and eastern Australia: electrophoretic and morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 259-296
Austin, C.M. & Knott, B. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 223-258
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- Cherax austini Coughran, Dawkins, Hobson & Furse, 2012.
Type data:
Holotype QM W29124 ♂, SE corner Whitsunday Island, Queensland [20°17’50”S 149°02’51”E].
Paratype(s) QM W29125-29129 4♂, 1♀, SE corner Whitsunday Island, Queensland [20°17’50”S 149°02’51”E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 Special No. 7: 45–57 [Date published December 2012] [47]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
- 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 Special No. 7: 45–57 [Date published December 2012] [47]
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Species Cherax barretti Clark, 1941
- Cherax barretti Clark, E. 1941. New species of Australian freshwater and land crayfishes (Family Parastacidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 12: 31-40 [31 pl. 10. fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ (presumed lost), Japanese Creek, Wessell Is., NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Otherwise undocumented.
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Species Cherax bicarinatus (Gray, 1845)
- Astacus bicarinatus Gray, J.E. 1845. New species of the genus Astacus. pp. 405–411 in Eyre, E.J. (ed.) Journal of Expedition of Discovery into Central Australia. London. [410].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968: 217 4 specimens, Port Essington, NT.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1968: 218.
Introduction
Davie (2002: 397) commented that 'there has been much speculation about the identity of this taxon. Preserved material lent to Ellen Clark by the Natural History Museum and said to belong to the type series appears to have been the south-western Australian species, C. preisii (Erichson, 1846) rather than C. bicarinatus. Subsequently, she treated the two as synonyms. The dry specimen nominated by Riek (1969) as 'lectoholotype' appears to match the specimen figured by Gray in his original description (based on examination of the types in the BMNH by J.W. Short). Riek's assertion that C. bicarinatus is a valid species allied to C. quadricarinatus and C. rhynchotus rather than C. preisii appears correct (J.W. Short pers. comm.)'
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, coastal streams, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Freshwater pools and streams.
General References
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 (description)
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- Cherax cainii Austin, C.M. in Austin, C.M & Ryan, S.G. 2002. Allozyme evidence for a new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) fron the south-west of Western Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16: 357-367 [360-363].
Type data:
Holotype WAM C28348 ♂, Scott River, Brennan bridge, Scott River Road, 12 km north-east of Augusta, south-western Western Australia.
Introduction
This species was originally confused with Cherax tenuimanus, however this taxon was split into two by Austin & Ryan (2002). Cherax tenuimanus is restricted to the Margaret River. The common 'Marron', which has formed the basis of both a wildcaught fishery and an aquaculture industry, is based on Cherax cainii and not C. tenuimanus as long understood. An application to the ICZN to erect neotypes for both species so as to maintain the name Cherax tenuimanus for the common widespread species was rejected (ICZN 2008).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Originally endemic to south-west of Western Australia, but Cherax cainii has been transplanted to natural and artificial water bodies and as a result has become widespread throughout the south-west of Western Australia. It has also been introduced into Victoria and South Australian freshwater habitats where feral populations have become established (Austin, 2002: 360). Also widely cultured in QLD until the late 1980s but since then most farmers have switched to Redclaw.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Warren (WAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
ICZN 2008. Opinion 2212 (Case 3267). Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pasastacidae): proposed desingation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(4): 320 [320]
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Species Cherax cairnsensis Riek, 1969
- Cherax cairnsensis Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [914].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12837 ♂, near Anderson Street, Cairns, N QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P39910 ♀ (as allotype); AM P12838; AM P39909 1♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, swamp.
Extra Ecological Information
Tea tree swamps, lentic waters.
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Species Cherax cartalacoolah Short, 1993
- Cherax cartalacoolah Short, J.W. 1993. Cherax cartalacoolah, a new species of freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Northeast Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33(1): 55-59 [55 figs 1-3, 4A,B].
Type data:
Holotype QM W18224 ♂, Cape Flattery, second creek S of headland.
Paratype(s) QM W18225 ♀ (as allotype); QM W17231 ♀; QM W17234 ♂; QM W18223 ♀; QM W18226 ♂; QM W18228 4♂.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Lentic waters, in burrows near water line of lagoons, creeks and drainage channels, peaty sand, acidic water.
History of changes
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- Cherax cid Coughran, Dawkins, Hobson & Furse, 2012.
Type data:
Holotype QM W29130 ♂, Cid harbour, W side Whitsunday Island, Queensland [20°15’31”S 148°57’51”E].
Paratype(s) QM W29131–29134 3♂, 1♀, Cid harbour, W side Whitsunday Island, Queensland [20°15’31”S 148°57’51”E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 Special No. 7: 45–57 [Date published December 2012] [51]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- 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 Special No. 7: 45–57 [Date published December 2012] [51]
History of changes
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Species Cherax crassimanus Riek, 1967
- Cherax crassimanus Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [119 fig. 5d, pl. 3B].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 38-66 ♂, Beedelup Falls, Pemberton area, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 39-66 ♀ (as allotype); WAM 62-66 to 76-66 3 specimens; AM P15319 4 specimens.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Augusta–Walpole region.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater, permanent pond.
General References
Austin, C.M. & Knott, B. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 223-258 (suggested that C. crassimanus is a possible synonym of C. quinquecarinatus)
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Species Cherax cuspidatus Riek, 1969
- Cherax cuspidatus Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [913 fig. 15F].
Type data:
Holotype AM P15734 ♂, 32 km S of Port Macquarie, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P15735 ♀ (as allotype); AM P15736 ♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
General References
Merrick, J.R. 1993. Freshwater Crayfishes of New South Wales. Milson's Point : Linnean Society of N.S.W. 127 pp. (diet, reproduction, habitat and photograph)
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Species Cherax depressus Riek, 1951
- Cherax depressus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [375 figs 7-9].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11964 ♂, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P11965 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11966 100 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Ephemeral waters including acidic swamps, burrows connected to open water or the water table.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [398] (the 'depressus' species complex, also includes C. cairnsensis, C. gladstonensis, C. wasselli, and C. urospinosus, all of Riek, 1969; there is strong evidence that at least some of these taxa should be synonymised but this requires further study)
Short, J.W. 1995. Freshwater and terrestrial Crustaceans. pp. 45–54 in, Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane : Queensland Museum 340 pp. [50] (colour photo and diagnostic characters)
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Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Campbell, N.J.H., Geddes, M.C. & Adams, M. 1994. Genetic variation in yabbies, Cherax destructor and C. albidus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), indicates the presence of a single, highly sub-structured species. Australian Journal of Zoology 42(6): 745-760
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
The species has been translocated at various locations in eastern NSW where it has successfully established breeding populations (McCormack et al. 2014)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Trade
aquaculture; food
General References
Austin, C.M., Nguyen, T.T.T., Meewan, M.M. & Jerry, D.R. 2003. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the 'Cherax destructor' complex (Decapoda : Parastacidae) examined using mitochondrial 16S sequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 51(2): 99–110
Munasinghe, D.H.N., Burridge, C.P. & Austin, C.M. 2004. The systematics of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda:Parastacidae) in eastern Australia re-examined using nucleotide sequences from 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes. Invertebrate Systematics 18: 215–225
Nguyen, T.T.T. & Austin, C.M. 2005. Phylogeny of the Australian frshwater crayfish Cherax destructor-complex (Decapoda: Parastacidae) inferred from four mitochondrial gene regions. Invertebrate Systematics 19: 209-216
Sokol, A. 1987. Yabbies at Dalhousie, Northern South Australia: Morphological evidence for long term isolation. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 111: 207-209 (evidence for long term isolation)
Sokol, A. 1988. Morphological variation in relation to the taxonomy of the destructor Group of the genus Cherax. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2: 55-79
History of changes
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- Cherax albidus Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 [28 pl. I(4), VI(24)].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV J13414 1 specimen, Nurrabiel, 25 miles SW of Horsham, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) NMV J872 2 specimens, not given; NMV J10662 4 specimens; NMV J10672 4 specimens; NMV J11875 5 specimens; NMV J11876 7 specimens; NMV J11877 3 specimens; NMV J11877 3 specimens, Angaston, SA; NMV J11878 5 specimens, Bordertown, SA; NMV J11875 6 specimens, Nurrabiel, VIC; NMV J11876 7 specimens, Nurrabiel, VIC; NMV J11878 5 specimens; NMV J13414 1specimen.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
General References
Austin, C.M. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in northern and eastern Australia: electrophoretic and morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 259-296 [291] (noted that F1 hybrids produce a viable F2 generation and therefore full species status cannot be recognised)
Campbell, N.J.H., Geddes, M.C. & Adams, M. 1994. Genetic variation in yabbies, Cherax destructor and C. albidus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), indicates the presence of a single, highly sub-structured species. Australian Journal of Zoology 42(6): 745-760 (found a subspecific level of genetic difference from C. destructor and suggested that C. albidus should be treated as a subspecies)
Sokol, A. 1988. Morphological variation in relation to the taxonomy of the destructor Group of the genus Cherax. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2: 55-79 (considered this a valid species distinct from C. destructor using morphological criteria)
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Subspecies Cherax destructor destructor Clark, 1936
- Cherax destructor Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 [26 pl. I(3, 5), pl. V(23)].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV J871 1 specimen, Melbourne University pond, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) NMV J11894; NMV J13415; NMV J1558 19 specimens; NMV J1559 17 specimens; NMV J10877 28 specimens; NMV J11895 1 specimen, Castlemaine, VIC; NMV J11885 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11882 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11888 5 specimens, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11881 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11889 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11887 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11884 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J11883 1 specimen, Melbourne University Pond, VIC; NMV J10881 24 specimens, Hawthorn, VIC; NMV J10887 28 specimens, Hawthorn, VIC; NMV J1559, Hawthorn, VIC; NMV J11890 2 specimens, Mort Lake, from Salt Creek, VIC; NMV J11892 1 specimen, Muckleford Creek, VIC; NMV J11893 5 specimens, Murchison, VIC; NMV J11886 9 specimens, Melbourne Univesity Grounds, VIC; NMV J11891 8 specimens, Pyramid Hill, VIC; NMV J1558, Quarry Hole, Hawthorn, VIC; NMV J11896 3 specimens, Yacka, SA; NMV J13415 1 specimen, Melbourne University, VIC; NMV J11897 4 specimens, Blanchetown, SA; NMV J11903 2 specimens, Kapunda, SA; NMV J11898 5 specimens, Lower Light, via Two Wells, SA; NMV J11900 5 specimens, Mosquito Creek, 8 miles S of Naracoorte, SA; NMV J11899 7 specimens, Myponga, SA; NMV J11901 4 specimens, Onkaparinga,SA; NMV J11894 2 specimens, Melbourne University pond, VIC; NMV J11902 5 specimens, Renmark, No 6 lock, Murray River, SA; NMV J10881 29 specimens; NMV J11890 2 specimens; NMV J11891 1 specimen; NMV J118925 1 specimen; NMV J11893; NMV J11895 1 specimen; NMV J11896 3 specimens; NMV J11897 4 specimens; NMV J11898 5 specimens; NMV J11899 7 specimens; NMV J11900 5 specimens; NMV J11901 4 specimens; NMV J11902 5 specimens; NMV J11903 2 specimens. - Cherax davisi Clark, E. 1941. New species of Australian freshwater and land crayfishes (Family Parastacidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 12: 31-40 [33 pl. 10 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J877 5 specimens, Dumaresq Creek, Armidale, NSW. - Cherax esculus Riek, E.F. 1956. Additions to the Australian freshwater crayfish. Records of the Australian Museum 24: 1-6 [6].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12797 ♂, Peel River at Nundle, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P12798 ♀ (as allotype); AM P12799 5 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Crandall, K.A. & De Grave, S. 2017. An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(5): 615–653 [23]
Introduction
As far as the synonymy of Cherax davisi Clark, 1941 and C. esculus Riek, 1956, Davie (2002) pointed out that both taxa are arguably junior subjective synonyms of C. destructor' (see also Sokol 1988; Austin 1996; Austin et al. 2003 for supporting analyses).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wide-ranging inland and southern Australia, in endorheic catchments, is now widely translocated for aquaculture, introduced to WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs
- Victoria
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, detritivore, freshwater, nocturnal.
Trade
aquaculture, food
Extra Ecological Information
Lotic and lentic freshwater, in permanent and ephemeral water bodies, abundant in billabongs, swamps and bore drains, burrows in, or connected to, open water.
General References
Austin, C.M. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in northern and eastern Australia: electrophoretic and morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 259-296 [279]
Austin, C.M., Nguyen, T.T.T., Meewan, M.M. & Jerry, D.R. 2003. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the 'Cherax destructor' complex (Decapoda : Parastacidae) examined using mitochondrial 16S sequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 51(2): 99–110
McCormack, R.B. 2014. New records and review of the translocation of the yabby Cherax detructor into eastern drainages of New South Wales, Australia. Australian Zoologist 37(1): 85-94
Sokol, A. 1987. Yabbies at Dalhousie, Northern South Australia: Morphological evidence for long term isolation. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 111: 207-209
Sokol, A. 1988. Morphological variation in relation to the taxonomy of the destructor Group of the genus Cherax. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2: 55-79
History of changes
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05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 08-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
Species Cherax dispar Riek, 1951
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 (there is debate over the validity of the subspecies and, although listed here, they are presently not generally recognised)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Between Agnes Water (based on QM record) and Brisbane River, SE QLD, including large offshore sand islands.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
In permanent freshwater, including perched lakes and large coastal streams, short burrows in or connected to open water.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [399] (may prove to be senior synonym of C. cuspidatus)
Short, J.W. 1995. Freshwater and terrestrial Crustaceans. pp. 45–54 in, Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane : Queensland Museum 340 pp. [51] (colour photo and diagnostic characters)
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Cherax dispar crassus Riek, 1951
- Cherax dispar crassus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [372].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11962 ♂, Caboolture, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P11963 4 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Lotic.
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
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Subspecies Cherax dispar dispar Riek, 1951
- Cherax dispar Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [371 fig. 2-3].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11956 ♂, Sandy Creek, Moorooka, Brisbane, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P11957 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11958 100 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
SE QLD, Brisbane River to Elliot River and offshore islands.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Lentic and lotic waters.
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
Subspecies Cherax dispar elongatus Riek, 1951
- Cherax dispar elongatus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [372 fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11959 ♂, Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P11960 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11961 30 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater, lentic.
History of changes
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29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
Species Cherax glaber Riek, 1967
- Cherax glaber Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [120 fig. 5f, pl. 4B].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 40-66 ♂, 12 miles N of Augusta, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 41-66 ♀ (as allotype); WAM 75-66 to 79-66 5 specimens; AM P15326 3 specimens.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Augusta region.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Swampy areas with sedges, as the swamp dries out the burrows are sealed with a mud chimney.
History of changes
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29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
Species Cherax glabrimanus Riek, 1967
- Cherax glabrimanus Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [117 fig. 5c, pl. 3A].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 34-66 ♂, 16 km S of Yallingup, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 35-66 ♀ (as allotype); WAM 42-66 to 49-66 8 specimens; AM P15317.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
General References
Austin, C.M. & Knott, B. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 223-258 (suggested that C. glabrimanus is a possible synonym of C. quinquecarinatus)
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
Species Cherax gladstonensis Riek, 1969
- Cherax gladstonensis Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [915].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12833 ♂, Railway pumping station, Gladstone, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P12834 ♂; AM P17809 ♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Ephemeral waters including acidic swamps, burrows connected to open water or the water table.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [400] (a member of the C. depressus complex, sensu Short & Davie (1993))
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Cherax latimanus McCormack, R.B. & Raadik, T.A. 2021. Cherax latimanus sp. nov., a new burrow-dwelling freshwater crayfish (Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the mid-Murray River catchment, Australia. Zootaxa 5026: 344-374 [347].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F9937BB4-4066-4330-9745-C184272E29FB
Type data:
Holotype NMV J74790 ♂ (as "NVM", Broken R system, 175 m elevation, bait trap, RBM, 16 October 2009), roadside drain on south-east side of Nelson Road, near Benalla/Yarrawonga Road, (near Benalla), VIC [36°31.001’S, 146°2.005’E].
Paratype(s) NMV various numerous; AMS various numerous.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cherax sp. Swamp [manuscript name]. —
Unmack, P.J., Young, M.J., Gruber, B., White, D., Kilian, A., Zhang, X. & Georges, A. 2019. Phylogeography and species delimitation of Cherax destructor (Decapoda: Parastacidae) using genome-wide SNPs. Marine and Freshwater Research 70: 857–869 (also referred to within as "Cherax sp. Swamp", "C. sp. [Swamp]", "C. sp. Swamp" and "MDB C. sp. Swamp") - Cherax sp. C [manuscript name]. —
Horwitz, P. & Austin, C.M. 1995. Preliminary key to species of Australian freshwater crayfish (Parastacidae). pp. 7-50 in Horwitz, P. A preliminary key to the species of decapoda (Crustacea: Malacostraca) found in Australian inland waters. Identification Guide No. 5. Albury : Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology pp. 1-50.
Hale, J. & Butcher, R. 2011. Ecological character description for the Barmah Forest Ramsar Site. Canberra : Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities pp. 1-98. - Cherax sp. [unidentified species]. —
Lawrence, C.S., Morrissy, N.M., Bellanger, J. & Cheng, Y.W. 1998. Final Report FRDC Project 94/75: Enhancement of commercial yabby production from Western Australian farm dams. Fisheries Research Report 112. Perth : Department of Fisheries Western Australia pp. 1-134.
Edney, G.N., McNeil, D.G. & Lawler, S.H. 2002. The swamp yabby (Cherax sp.) of the Murray River catchment. Victorian Naturalist 119: 200–204 - Cherax rotundus rotundus [misidentification]. —
Austin, C.M., Nguyen, T.T.T., Meewan, M.M. & Jerry, D.R. 2003. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the 'Cherax destructor' complex (Decapoda : Parastacidae) examined using mitochondrial 16S sequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 51(2): 99–110 - Cherax n. sp. [undescribed species]. —
Littlejohn, P. 2001. The unnamed yabbie from Victoria. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 15: 754–756 [755] - Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 [misidentification]. —
Mussared, D. 1997. Living on Floodplains. Canberra : Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Research, Murray-Darling Basin Commission pp. 1-136. [60] - Cherax rotundus Clark, 1941 [misidentification]. —
Austin, C.M., Nguyen, T.T.T., Meewan, M.M. & Jerry, D.R. 2003. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the 'Cherax destructor' complex (Decapoda : Parastacidae) examined using mitochondrial 16S sequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 51(2): 99–110 [102, 107]
Munasinghe, D.H.N., Burridge, C.P. & Austin, C.M. 2004. The systematics of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda:Parastacidae) in eastern Australia re-examined using nucleotide sequences from 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes. Invertebrate Systematics 18: 215–225
Nguyen, T.T.T. & Austin, C.M. 2005. Phylogeny of the Australian frshwater crayfish Cherax destructor-complex (Decapoda: Parastacidae) inferred from four mitochondrial gene regions. Invertebrate Systematics 19: 209-216
McCormack, R.B. 2008. The Freshwater Crayfish of New South Wales, Australia. Karuah, NSW : Australian Aquatic Biological Pty Ltd.
Schultz, M.B., Smith, S.A., Horwitz, P., Richardson, A.M.M., Crandall, K.A. & Austin, C.M. 2009. Evolution underground: a molecular phylogenetic investigation of Australian burrowing freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) with particular focus on Engaeus Erichson. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50: 580–598
Anon 2017. Swamp Yabby (Cherax rotundus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary. U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service revised December 2017, pp. 11. - Cherax B sp.nov. Lawrence, 2006 [undescribed species]. —
Lawrence, C.S., Morrissy, N.M., Vercoe, P.E. & Williams, I.H. 2006. Cherax of south-eastern and central Australia. Part 3: Differences in growth rate, size at sexual maturity and sex ratio. Freshwater Crayfish 15: 24–35 [347]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Common Name References
McCormack, R.B. & Raadik, T.A. 2021. Cherax latimanus sp. nov., a new burrow-dwelling freshwater crayfish (Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the mid-Murray River catchment, Australia. Zootaxa 5026: 344-374 [347] (Swamp Yabby)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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Cherax Erichson, 1846 | 22-Sep-2021 | ADDED |
Species Cherax leckii Coughran, 2005
- Cherax leckii Coughran, J. 2005. Cherax leckii n. sp. (Decapoda: Parastacidae): a new crayfish from coastal, northeastern New South Wales. Fishes of Sahul, Journal of the Australian New Guinea Fishes Association 19(4): 191-196 [191].
Type data:
Holotype AM P71725 ♂, ephemeral tributary of Koreelah Creek, Koreelah National Park, northeastern NSW, Australia [28°16.932'S, 152°28.578'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Dry sclerophyll forest
History of changes
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Species Cherax neocarinatus Riek, 1967
- Cherax neocarinatus Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [118].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 36-66 ♂, 16 km E of Blackwood River, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 37-66 ♀ (as allotype); WAM 50-66 to 60-66 11 specimens; AM P15325.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
General References
Austin, C.M. & Knott, B. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 223-258 (suggested that C. neocarinatus is a possible synonym of C. quinquecarinatus)
History of changes
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20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
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Species Cherax neopunctatus Riek, 1969
- Cherax neopunctatus Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [913].
Type data:
Holotype AM P17813 ♂, Coff's Harbour Golf Course, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P17814 ♀ (as allotype); AM P15496 22 specimens.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, detritivore, freshwater, nocturnal.
General References
Merrick, J.R. 1993. Freshwater Crayfishes of New South Wales. Milson's Point : Linnean Society of N.S.W. 127 pp. (diet, reproduction, habitat and photograph)
History of changes
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Species Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991
- Cherax nucifraga Short, J.W. 1991. Cherax nucifraga, a new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 115-120 [115 figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.007430 ♂, Palm Springs, near Channel Point, NT (ex stomach of Barramundi).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Low lying, floodplain country very close to the sea.
History of changes
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29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Cherax parvus Short, J.W. & Davie, P.J.F. 1993. Two new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from northeastern Queensland rainforest. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 69-80 [70 figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype QM W18121 ♂, O'Leary Creek, tributary of the Tully River above Koombooloomba Dam.
Paratype(s) QM W18123 ♀; QM W18133 6♂ 2♀; QM W17494 10♂ 4♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Upper Tully River catchment, Cardwell Range.
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, rock bottom, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Rainforest streams, low to moderate water flow, leaf litter, short burrows in open water.
History of changes
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Species Cherax plebejus (Hess, 1865)
- Astacoides plebejus Hess, W. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 31: 127-173 pls 6-7 [164].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH D986, Sydney (presumed to be in error), NSW; ZMG (a syntype was originally lodged in the ZMG under the catalogue number 124a, but it now appears to be lost and is not present in the SMF with the rest of the surviving Hess types), Sydney, NSW.Type locality references:
Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121. - Chaeraps intermedius Smith, G.W. 1912. The freshwater crayfishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912: 144-170 [168 pl. 24 fig. 2, pl. 27].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J11623 2 specimens, Western Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [116]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Permanent pond, burrows in swampy ground that often dries out.
General References
Austin, C.M. & Knott, B. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 223-258 (suggested that C. plebejus is a synonym of C. preissii)
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Species Cherax preissii (Erichson, 1846)
- Astacus (Cheraps) preissii Erichson, W.F. 1846. Uebersicht der Arten der Gattung Astacus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte xii: 86-103, 375-377 [101].
Type data:
Neotype AM P2749 ♂, near Albany, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [377]. - Cheraps preisii var. angustus McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Revision of the Freshwater Crayfishes of South Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 228-235 pls 32, 35 [231 pl. 32] [as Cheraps preisii var. angustus].
Type data:
Lectotype AM P2749 ♂, Albany, WA.
Paralectotype(s) AM P2750 ♀; AM P2751 ♀ (as allotype).Subsequent designation references:
Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [377].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388
- Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [401] (Erichson's types are considered lost; Riek (1951) took the unusual step of 'erecting the types of Cheraps preissii var. angustus McCulloch as the neotypes' (his words) of C. preissii, thus C. preissii angustus McCulloch, became a junior objective synonym of Cherax preissii (Erichson))
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Perth to east of Albany, mainly inland.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, littoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Lotic and lentic freshwater, swamps and creeks that dry in summer.
General References
Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 (as Cherax bicarinatus angustus)
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [900]
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Species Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936
- Cherax punctatus Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 [29 pls I(6), VI(25)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J890 1 specimen, Cooran, QLD (not Coorari as stated by Clark); NMV J11874 6 specimens, Eumundi, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mary River catchment, SE QLD.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrows found on clay hillsides independent of open water or the water table.
General References
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 (appears to have confused this species with C. depressus)
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- Astacus quadricarinatus Martens, E. von 1868. Über einige neue Crustaceen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868: 608-615 [617].
Type data:
Status unknown, Cape York, QLD.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
In exorheic drainage systems from Daly River, NT, to Normanby River, NE QLD, now translocated widely in eastern QLD, and to Lake Kununurra on the Ord River.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, coastal streams, freshwater, freshwater.
Trade
aquaculture, food
Extra Ecological Information
Permanent freshwater, absent from acidic swamps and perched lakes, short burrows in, or connected to, open water.
General References
Coughran, J. & Leckie, S.R. 2007. Invasion of a New South Wales stream by the Tropical Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens). pp. 40-46 in Lunney, D., Eby, P., Hutchings, P. & Burgin, S. (eds). Pest or Guest: the Zoology of Overabundance. Mosman, New South Wales : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.
Doupé, R.G. 2007. Where are they now? A baseline distributional description of introduced redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens) in the east Kimberley. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 90: 215-218 (introduced in 1998, appears to be restricted to Lake Kununurra)
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- Astacus quinque-carinatus Gray, J.E. 1845. New species of the genus Astacus. pp. 405–411 in Eyre, E.J. (ed.) Journal of Expedition of Discovery into Central Australia. London. [410].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968:219 ♂, Swan River, WA.
Paralectotype(s) 1968: 220 2 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
N of Perth to W of Albany, mainly coastal.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Short burrows or under stones on stream bed, when stones available there is little attempt at burrowing.
General References
Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [113]
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918
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Species Cherax rhynchotus Riek, 1951
- Cherax rhynchotus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [377 fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype AM P4237 ♂, Mapoon, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P39912 ♀ (as allotype); AM P39913 5 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
N Cape York and Badu Island, Torres Strait.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Acidic coastal swamps and perched lakes, burrows connected to open water or water table.
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Species Cherax robustus Riek, 1951
- Cherax robustus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [376 fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11967 ♂, Lake Birrabeen, Fraser Island.
Paratype(s) AM P11968 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11969 49 specimens; AM P12831 22 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fraser Island and Cooloola to N Stradbroke Island, SE QLD.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal sand dune wetlands, acid water, burrows connected to open water or water table.
General References
Short, J.W. 2000. Freshwater and terrestrial Crustacea. pp. 58–67 in, Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland. Queensland Museum : South Brisbane. 368 pp. [52] (colour photo and diagnostic characters)
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Species Cherax rotundus Clark, 1941
- Cherax rotundus Clark, E. 1941. New species of Australian freshwater and land crayfishes (Family Parastacidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 12: 31-40 [34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J11624, Muddy Creek, Severn, QLD [Severnlea, south of Stanthorpe, on the Severn River]
Comment: the type locality cannot be precisely be located (O'Brien et al. 2009), although Riek (1969) provided a correction to the original one.Type locality references:
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918; O’Brien, A., Coughran, J. & McCormack, R.B. 2009. On the existence of Cherax rotundus in the Severn area, south-eastern Queensland. Queensland Naturalist 47((4-6)): 41-51.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [902]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
General References
Austin, C.M. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in northern and eastern Australia: electrophoretic and morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 259-296 (also considered that the type locality given by Clark (1941) may be erroneous as, subsequently, it has not been collected from this locality; p. 280 notes that C. rotundus is only now known from the environs of Newcastle, NSW; on the basis of electrophoretic data, he also suggested that this should be a subspecies of C. destructor)
Sokol, A. 1988. Morphological variation in relation to the taxonomy of the destructor Group of the genus Cherax. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2: 55-79 [71, 72] (considered that the type locality given by Clark (1941) may be erroneous as it has not been subsequently collected from this locality; also noted a number of significant morphological differences between the two nominal species and did not support synonymising the two taxa)
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Species Cherax setosus Riek, 1951
- Cherax rotundus setosus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [385].
Type data:
Holotype AM P4739 ♂, Booral, Karuah River, Port Stephens, NSW [32°29’S 151°58’E].
Paratype(s) AM P4740 1♂, same as holotype.Type locality references:
McCormack, R.B. & Coughran, J. 2011. Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of the Setose Yabby, Cherax setosus (Riek, 1951). Crustacean Research 40: 1–11.
Introduction
Full species status following genetic analyses by Austin et al. (2003) and Munasinghe et al. (2004).
McCormack & Coughran (2011) provide a redescription as well as a details on current distribution.
Distribution
IBRA
NSW North Coast (NNC)
Distribution References
General References
Austin, C.M., Nguyen, T.T.T., Meewan, M.M. & Jerry, D.R. 2003. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the 'Cherax destructor' complex (Decapoda : Parastacidae) examined using mitochondrial 16S sequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 51(2): 99–110
McCormack, R.B. & Coughran, J. 2011. Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of the Setose Yabby, Cherax setosus (Riek, 1951). Crustacean Research 40: 1–11
Munasinghe, D.H.N., Burridge, C.P. & Austin, C.M. 2004. The systematics of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda:Parastacidae) in eastern Australia re-examined using nucleotide sequences from 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes. Invertebrate Systematics 18: 215–225
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- Chaeraps tenuimanus Smith, G.W. 1912. The freshwater crayfishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912: 144-170 [166 pls 22, 27 fig. 30].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (Smith states that his specimens were deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, however these do not appear to have been located by recent workers. Austin & Ryan (2002) state that the holotype is in the WAM, Perth (registration WAM C127 = W AM 4131), however no "type" or holotype designation was specifically made by Smith (1912), and any specimens he examined would thus be syntypes. Also, the label on the specimen in Perth, includes only the comment 'type (suspected)?' with no indication as to who made this annotation), Margaret River, WA
Comment: A request to the ICZN (Case 3267) by Moloney et al. (2006) to reverse the type selection for the two species of "Marron", C. tenuimanus and C. cainii, so as to maintain the name C. tenuimanus for the most widespread and abundant species that is used in aquaculture in Australia and overseas, was not upheld (ICZN 2008). However, there is still no valid lectotype or neotype designation for C. tenuimanus, and therefore the nomenclatural status of both species still remains potentially unstable.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Warren (WAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Trade
aquaculture, food
General References
Austin, C.M. in Austin, C.M & Ryan, S.G. 2002. Allozyme evidence for a new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) fron the south-west of Western Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16: 357-367
ICZN 2008. Opinion 2212 (Case 3267). Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pasastacidae): proposed desingation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(4): 320 [320]
Malony, B.W., Jones, B., Craig S., Lawrence, C.S. & Gouteff, V.A. 2006. Case 3267: Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea, Decapoda, PARASTACIDAE): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 63(4): 231-235
Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [112]
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918
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Species Cherax urospinosus Riek, 1969
- Cherax urospinosus Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [916].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12846 ♂, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
General References
Short, J.W. & Davie, P.J.F. 1993. Two new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from northeastern Queensland rainforest. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 69-80 (a member of the C. depressus species complex)
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Species Cherax wasselli Riek, 1969
- Cherax wasselli Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [914].
Type data:
Holotype AM P15737 ♂, Bridge Spring, between Rocky River and Scrubby Creek, Cape York, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P15738.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater.
General References
Short, J.W. & Davie, P.J.F. 1993. Two new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from northeastern Queensland rainforest. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 69-80 (a member of the C. depressus species complex)
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