Species Cherax robustus Riek, 1951

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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.

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), 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)

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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