Engaeus cymus
9 Blunt Nosed Burrowing Crayfish. at Cotter River, ACT
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| Engaeus cymus | MattBeitzel | 26 Mar 2026 | ||
| Engaeus cymus | rangerjacko | 25 Mar 2026 |
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User's notes
found this little guy when cutting a tree off a fire trial
3 comments
26 Mar 2026
Great spotting, They are very rarely seen. but are assumed to be reasonably wide spread.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.781750-35.465860
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2026 09:49 AM Recorded on
- rangerjacko Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Engaeus cymus Scientific name
- Blunt Nosed Burrowing Crayfish. Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 901.66m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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