Cherax destructor (Common Yabby) at Greenway, ACT

Common Yabby at Greenway, ACT

Cherax destructor at Greenway, ACT - 20 Feb 2017

Identification history

Cherax destructor	22 Feb 2017	Jek
Cherax destructor	21 Feb 2017	KimPullen
Euastacus armatus	21 Feb 2017	SteveC

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Author's notes

Claws at the bottom of the waterfall by Target 17 in the gully

2 comments

wrote:

21 Feb 2017

These claws don't have the row of spines along the top edge that are typical of Euastacus armatus, so they're more likely to belong to defunct yabbies, which are a more common species locally, especially in small streams.

wrote:

22 Feb 2017

Yes, you are right, Kim.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.057000-35.417000
Altitude 560.0m
Places Greenway, ACT

Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Feb 2017 Recorded on
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