Cherax
Genus of crayfishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cherax, commonly known as yabby/yabbies in Australia, is the most widespread genus of fully aquatic crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Various species of cherax may be found in both still and flowing bodies of freshwater across most of Australia and New Guinea. Together with Euastacus, it is also the largest crayfish genus in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Cherax | |
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Cherax destructor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Parastacidae |
Genus: | Cherax Erichson, 1846 |
Type species | |
Astacus preissii Erichson, 1846 | |
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