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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.
Avery Hutley (born 6 July [2] 1993), better known by the name of her musical project marumaru [3] or her former project Cherax Destructor (abbreviated to CxDr), is an Australian electronic music producer, songwriter, comedian, [4] and manga translator [5] based in Kyoto.
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 .
the marron from Western Australia (now believed to be two species, Cherax tenuimanus and C. cainii) which may reach 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) Many of the better-known Australian crayfish are of the genus Cherax, and include the common yabby (C. destructor), western yabby (C. preissii), and red-claw crayfish (C. quadricarinatus). [25]
Cherax albidus, commonly known as the white yabby or commercial yabby, is an Australian freshwater crayfish in the Parastacidae family, found primarily in Western Australian agricultural dams, creeks and other small bodies of water. It receives the name of the white yabby to distinguish it from Cherax destructor, the common or blue yabby. [1]
Cherax quadricarinatus (known by several common names, including Australian red claw crayfish, Queensland red claw, redclaw, tropical blue crayfish, freshwater blueclaw crayfish) is an Australian freshwater crayfish.
Cherax preissii, the common koonac, is a Western Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. Its common name of " koonac " is also applied to another Western Australian Cherax species of crustacean C. glaber , the "glossy koonac", which is restricted to a much smaller region of WA.
Cherax woworae, the steel blue crayfish, is a species of crayfish native to Southwest Papua, a province of Indonesia. [1] The species is popular in the pet trade, in which it is sold under the name "blue moon crayfish". [2] This has led to it becoming an introduced species in other countries, such as Hungary. [2]