1 Spiny crayfish at Corang, NSW
Identification history
| Euastacus sp. (genus) | 28 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Cherax destructor | 28 Jan 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 27 Jan 2025 | Mulch |
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User's notes
Saw 5-8 of these little crayfish in Burumbeet Brook. Are they a type of cray rather than yabbi? Thanks
2 comments
MattBeitzel
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
They are a euastacus cray probably Euastacus claytoni or the one of the recently genetically distinguished ones. Possible to be Euastacus yanga
Location information
- Coordinates 150.124328-35.276283
- Altitude 698.3m
- Maps Morton National Park (CNM portion)
- Places Corang, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2025 05:25 PM Recorded on
- Mulch Recorded by
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Collections
Mulch NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Freshwater Crayfish Crustaceans (Crustacea) Other Arthropods Euastacus sp. (genus)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm 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
- External link More information
Record quality
- 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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