Species Cherax destructor Clark, 1936
Common Yabbie, Inland Yabbie, Western Yabbie
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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |