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Cherax cainii

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Cherax
Species:
C. cainii
Binomial name
Cherax cainii

Austin and Ryan 2002

Cherax cainii, known as the smooth marron, is one of two species of crayfish that are endemicinSouthwestern Australia known as marron. It occupies a range extending from around Hutt River in the north west to around Esperance in the south east of Western Australia.[2][3] The species is also now found in variety of artificial and natural fresh water bodies of Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and New South WalesinAustralia. It has also been introduced to other countries including North America, Chile, South Africa, Zambia, Japan and New Zealand as a part of commercial aquaculture schemes.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Austin, C.M.; Bunn, J. (2010). "Cherax cainii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153634A4523609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153634A4523609.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  • ^ C. M. Austin; J. Bunn (2010). "Cherax tenuimanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4618A11033949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T4618A11033949.en.
  • ^ "Smooth marron - Cherax cainii". Healthy Rivers. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • ^ "Cherax cainii (smooth marron)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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