Species Euastacus valentulus Riek, 1951
- Euastacus valentulus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [380].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (presumed lost), upper reaches of Currumbin Creek, QLD.
Paratype(s) ♂ juvenile.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ranges from Currumbin Creek, SE QLD south to Ballina area, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Small flowing tributaries, with rock rubble or gravel substrates, bordered by coastal rainforest or wet sclerophyll forest, from near sea level to about 600 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 and description)
History of changes
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29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
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03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |