Species Euastacus crassus (Riek, 1951)
- Euastacus nobilis crassus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [383].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11937 ♂, Bendora, ACT.
Paratype(s) AM P11938 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11939 2 specimens; AM P11940 11 specimens.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Nocturnal, rock pools.
Extra Ecological Information
Small rocky pools, above 640 m altitude.
General References
Merrick, J.R. 1993. Freshwater Crayfishes of New South Wales. Milson's Point : Linnean Society of N.S.W. 127 pp. (reproduction, habitat with photograph)
Morgan, G.J. 1997. Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from New South Wales, with a key to all species of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 23: 1-110 [37]
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [896]
History of changes
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29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
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03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |