Spiny crayfish at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Euastacus sp. (genus) | 3 Apr 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Euastacus rieki | 20 Feb 2022 | KMcCue |
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User's notes
Remnants of these alpine yabbies were everywhere, suspect Ravens but foxes implicated.
2 comments
MattBeitzel
wrote:
14 Jul 2023
they are high on the menu post fires. Surveys at Snowy have only recorded Euastacus rieki. however internal features are required for identification.
KMcCue
wrote:
15 Jul 2023
Thanks, I was just surprised to see them there, knowing nothing about them.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.786378-35.560075
- Altitude 1597.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2022 12:23 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Collections
Other Arthropods Crustaceans (Crustacea) Freshwater Crayfish KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euastacus sp. (genus)
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Euastacus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Spiny crayfish Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1914m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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