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Through translocation by humans, the range has spread down to southern Queensland and into the far north of Western Australia. C. quadricarinatus is considered an invasive species , and has established feral populations in South Africa , Mexico , Jamaica , Puerto Rico , [ 1 ] Indonesia , [ 2 ] Zambia , [ 3 ] Malaysia and Singapore .
In Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, [27] the term "crayfish" or "cray" generally refers to a saltwater spiny lobster, of the genus Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, [28] while the freshwater species are usually called yabbies or kōura, from the indigenous Australian and Māori names for the animal, respectively, or ...
Cherax, commonly known as yabby/yabbies in Australia, is the most widespread genus of fully aquatic crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Various species of cherax may be found in both still and flowing bodies of freshwater across most of Australia and New Guinea. Together with Euastacus, it is also the largest crayfish genus in the Southern ...
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Australia is home to genus Cherax which is distinct from European, Asian and North and South American species. Two of the Australian edible crayfish are the common yabby (C. destructor) and the red claw (C. quadricarinatus). The common yabby is closest in size to the North American species, but is not considered to be commercially viable ...
The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family.It is listed as a vulnerable species [1] of crayfish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though the wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams.
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Cherax boesemani is a relatively large crayfish, adult body length is 5–6 in (13–15 cm). [2] Variable blues, reds, and oranges are the predominant carapace colours, which has led to extensive selective breeding to create new commercial strains , with names such as Blue Moon , Supernova , Papuan red , tricolor and Red Brick .