Species Cherax rhynchotus Riek, 1951

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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.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
29-May-2012	29-May-2012	MOVED
20-Oct-2011	20-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
	03-Jun-2010	MODIFIED

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