Cherax
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Cherax is the largest and most widespread genus of fully aquatic crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Its members may be found in lakes, rivers and streams across most of Australia and New Guinea. In Australia the many species of Cherax are commonly known as yabbies. The most common and widely distributed species in Australia is the common yabby (Cherax destructor). It is generally found in lowland rivers and streams, lakes, swamps and impoundments at low to medium altitude, largely within the Murray-Darling Basin. Common yabbies are found in many ephemeral waterways, and can survive dry conditions for long periods of time (at least several years) by aestivating (lying dormant) in burrows sunk deep into muddy creek and swamp beds.
[edit] Species
- Cherax albertisii
- Cherax albidus - yabby
- Cherax angustus
- Cherax aruanus
- Cherax barretti
- Cherax bicarinatus
- Cherax boschmai
- Cherax buitendijkae
- Cherax cainii - marron, smooth marron. (see: C. tenuimanus)
- Cherax cairnsensis - smooth crayfish
- Cherax cartalacoolah
- Cherax communis
- Cherax crassimanus
- Cherax cuspidatus - cusped crayfish
- Cherax davisi
- Cherax depressus - orange-fingered yabby, orange-fingered freshwater crayfish
- Cherax destructor - yabbie crayfish, yabby, Australian yabby
- Cherax dispar
- Cherax divergens
- Cherax esculus
- Cherax glaber - koonac
- Cherax glabrimanus
- Cherax gladstonensis
- Cherax longipes
- Cherax lorentzi - blue lobster
- Cherax misolicus
- Cherax monticola
- Cherax murido
- Cherax neocarinatus
- Cherax neopunctatus
- Cherax nucifraga
- Cherax pallidus
- Cherax paniaicus
- Cherax papuanus
- Cherax parvus
- Cherax plebejus - koonac
- Cherax preissii - koonac
- Cherax punctatus
- Cherax quadricarinatus - redclaw, north Queensland yabby, Australian redclaw crayfish, red claw crayfish
- Cherax quinquecarinatus - gilgie
- Cherax rhynchotus
- Cherax robustus
- Cherax rotundus - rotund yabby
- Cherax setosus
- Cherax solus
- Cherax tenuimanus - marron, hairy marron
- Cherax urospinosus
- Cherax wasselli
