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FRESHWATER CRAYFISH OF AUSTRALIA

Freshwater Crayfish Species List & Photographs.  Confirmed 2010

(Disclaimer: This crayfish species list has been compiled from the available data, it is the list that we are working from
and will change as each species is captured, identified and DNA tested)
If notated "Yes" under Pic heading below, click on Yes to see picture of species

No. GENUS SPECIES LOCATION PIC?
ASTACOPSIS
1 Astacopsis franklinii Tasmania - New Town Rivulet, Northern Hobart,  
2 Astacopsis gouldi Tasmania - Big River  
3 Astacopsis tricornis Tasmania - Huon River,  
CHERAX
1 Cherax albidus Victoria & SA – Southern flowing streams west Port Phillip Bay to south eastern corner SA Yes
2 Cherax barretti

NT - Japanese Creek, Wessell Is.

 
3 Cherax bicarinatus

NT - Koolatong River in East Arnhem Land, also East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park. (may not be a valid species – quadricarinatus- TBA)

Yes
4 Cherax cainii

Western Australia - Scott River

Yes
5 Cherax cairnsensis

Queensland – Cairns region. 

"More Info"

6 Cherax cartalacoolah

Queensland - Cape Flattery region.

 
7 Cherax crassimanus

W.A.

 
8 Cherax cuspidatus

NSW -. Coastal from Tweed Heads to northern side Manning River.

"More Info"

Yes
9 Cherax depressus

Queensland – Brisbane to Townsville. "More info1" "More Info 2"

10 Cherax destructor

NSW, QLD, Vic, SA, NT -  with introduced populations all states. "More Info 1"   "More Info 2"

Yes
11 Cherax dispar

Queensland - South eastern coastal

12 Cherax glaber

Western Australia - Blackwood River,

Yes
13 Cherax leckii

NSW - Upper reaches of the Clarence River.

14 Cherax nucifraga

Northern Territory - Palm Springs.

 
15 Cherax parvus

Queensland - O’Leary creek (west of Innisfail).  "More Info"

16 Cherax preissi

Western Australia

Yes
17 Cherax quadricarinatus

NT & Queensland - north coast of NT & NE Qld.

 

Yes
18 Cherax quinquecarinatus

Western Australia

19 Cherax rhynchotus

Queensland - Cape York peninsula,  & Badu Island, Torres Strait.

.

 
20 Cherax robustus

Queensland – Bribie Island & South eastern region.  "More Info"

 Yes
21
Cherax
rotundus

Queensland - Fletcher region. "More Info"

22 Cherax nsp (species description in prep)

NSW & Vic – Murray & tribs, Edward, Gulpa, Gouldburn, Ovens, King, Broken, Campaspe.  "More Info"

Yes
23 Cherax setosus

NSW – Southern side Manning River to lake Macquarie.  "More Info"

Yes

24 Cherax tenuimanus

Western Australia – South east.

 
25 Cherax urospinosus

Queensland - Indooroopilly, Brisbane, (not sure a valid species TBA)

 
26 Cherax wasselli

Queensland - Jumrum Creek, Kurandra.  "More Info"

ENGAEUS
1 Engaeus affinis Warburton, VIC  
2 Engaeus australis Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilson's Promontory, VIC  
3 Engaeus cisternarius Tributary of the Dip River, NW TAS.  
4 Engaeus cunicularius Southern Victoria & Tasmania
5 Engaeus curvisuturus Yarra River plains, near bridge over Yarra River at Warburton  
6 Engaeus cymus ACT, NSW and Victoria
7 Engaeus disjuncticus Rubicon River, due E of Elizabeth Town on Weetah Rd, N TAS.  
8 Engaeus fossor Dip Falls, Tasmania  
9 Engaeus fultoni Cape Otway forest, VIC, Ferntree Gully, VIC.  
10 Engaeus granulatus Browns Creek, upstream from road, at mouth of creek, E of Port Sorell, TAS.  
11 Engaeus hemicirratulus Gippsland, VIC  
12 Engaeus karnanga Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilsons Promontory, Vic  
13 Engaeus laevis Victoria and Tasmania
14 Engaeus lengana Rocky Cape, in National Park, west coast of Tasmania  
15 Engaeus leptorhynchus North-east Tasmania between Upper Blessington, St. Helens and Mt. William  
16 Engaeus lyelli Vic Great Dividing Range from the Grampian Ranges in the west to near Myrtleford in the east
17 Engaeus mairener Lefroy, northeast Tasmania  
18 Engaeus mallacoota Croajingolong National Park, Mallacoota, east Victoria
19 Engaeus martigener Strzelecki Peaks, Flinders Island  
20 Engaeus merosetosus Geelong-Ballarat region, Victoria  
21 Engaeus nulloporius North Tasmania  
22 Engaeus orientalis Cann River, Victoria
23 Engaeus orramakunna Lilydale, northeast Tasmania  
24 Engaeus phyllocercus Narracan River, near Narracan, Gippsland  
25 Engaeus quadrimanus Melbourne to Mallacoota, near the Victorian-New South Wales border
26 Engaeus rostrogaleatus Morwell, Eastern Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria.  
27 Engaeus sericatus South Western Victoria  
28 Engaeus spinicaudatus Scottsdale on Old Waterhouse Road, NE Tasmania  
29 Engaeus sternalis Warragul  
30 Engaeus strictifrons Port Macdonnell in South Australia to Warrnambool in Victoria  
31 Engaeus tayatea Mt. Horror, northeast Tasmania  
32 Engaeus tuberculatus Sherbrooke Falls  
33 Engaeus urostrictus East of Melbourne, Victoria  
34 Engaeus victoriensis Dandenong Ranges, Victoria  
35 Engaeus yabbimunna Burnie area  
ENGAEWA
1 Engaewa pseudoreducta South West Western Australia  
2 Engaewa reducta South West Western Australia  
3 Engaewa similis South West Western Australia  
4 Engaewa subcoerula South West Western Australia  
5 Engaewa walpolea South West Western Australia  
EUASTACUS
1 Euastacus armatus NSW, ACT, Vic, SA – Murray & Murrumbidgee Rivers and their tributaries  "More Info"
2 Euastacus australasiensis

NSW - Eastern flowing streams Gosford to Wollongong

3 Euastacus balanensis

Queensland - Atherton Tableland, Queensland

4 Euastacus bidawalus NSW & Victoria -South Eastern flowing streams below 550m.Tribs, Merrice, Nadgee, Wallagaraugh, Genoa & Cann Rivers.
5 Euastacus bindal

Queensland - Mt Elliot,

 
6 Euastacus bispinosus

Victoria & SA – Glenelg River and Tribs & Ewan Ponds

7 Euastacus brachythorax

NSW -Brown Mountain area, west Bemboka.

8 Euastacus clarkae

NSW - Tribs Forbes River, west Port Macquarie,

9 Euastacus claytoni

NSW & Vic - Tribs Bemboka, Towamba, MacLaughlin & Snowy Rivers.

10 Euastacus crassus

NSW & Victoria & ACT – Tribs Murray and Murrumbidgee

11 Euastacus dalagarbe

NSW - Border Ranges, trib Richmond River

12 Euastacus dangadi

NSW - Mid north coastal mountains, Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie.

13 Euastacus dharawalus

NSW – Fitzroy Falls region.

14 Euastacus diversus

Victoria – Brodribb River and Tribs.

15 Euastacus sp1 (MS in prep)

NSW - Barrington Ranges, Williams River

16 Euastacus eungella

Queensland - Eungella National Park,

17 Euastacus fleckeri

Queensland - Mount Molloy, Mt Lewis area, Mossman & Mitchell Rivers

18 Euastacus gamilaroi

NSW – Tribs of Peel and Manning Rivers >1000m,

19 Euastacus girurmulayn

NSW - Nightcap Ranges, trib Wilson River

20 Euastacus gumar

NSW - Richmond Range,  trib Clarence River

21 Euastacus guruhgi

NSW - Mt Warning National Park,

22 Euastacus guwinus

NSW – Trib Shoalhaven River (Tianjara Crk)

23 Euastacus hirsutus

NSW – Coastal drainage from Wollongong to Nowra

24 Euastacus hystricosus

Queensland – Conondale Range tribs of Mary & Brisbane Rivers,

25 Euastacus jagara

Queensland - Mistakes Mountain, tribs of Brisbane and Condamine Rivers

26 Euastacus jagabar

NSW - Border Ranges, Sheepstation Crk, (Richmond River)

27 Euastacus kershawi

Victoria – Southern flowing streams East Gippsland and Gippsland

28 Euastacus maccai

NSW – Above 800m trib Peel, Macdonald, Cobrabald, Apslet, Tia, Yarrowich, Mummel, Walcrow, Coopacurripa, Nowendoc & Barnard Rvs.

29 Euastacus maidae

Queensland - Currumbin Creek.

30 Euastacus mirangudjin

NSW - Richmond Range, tribs Richmond River.

31 Euastacus monteithorum

Queensland - Kroombit Tops region.

32 Euastacus neodiversus

Victoria – Strezelecki Ranges to Wilson’s Promontory.

33 Euastacus neohirsutus

NSW – Dorrigo area, tribs Nymboida, Orara, Bellingen & Nambucca Rivers.

34 Euastacus pilosus

NSW - Trib Cararact & Clarence River

Yes
35 Euastacus polysetosus

NSW - Barrington Tops region, over 900m tribs Manning River, (Dilgry, Mopy, Barrington and Gloucester Rivers) and Hunter River (Allyn River and Paddys, Polblue Creeks). 

36 Euastacus reductus

NSW – 5—800m coastal drainage, tribs Hunter, Paterson, Williams, Karuah, Myall, Wallamba & Manning Rivers.

37 Euastacus rieki

NSW – Usually above 800m Alpine type regions, tribs Snowy, Murray and Murrumbidgee.

38 Euastacus robertsi

Queensland – Mt Finnagan region just south of Cooktown.

 
39 Euastacus setosus

Queensland - Mount Glorious region, tribs Pine River.

40 Euastacus simplex

NSW – Over 900m tribs Guy Fawkes, Bellinger, Nymboida, Macleay, Hastings, & Styx Rivers.

41 Euastacus spinichelatus

NSW – Over 600m tribs Apsley, Doyles, Mummel, Walcrow, Coopacurripa, Nowendoc, Hastings, & Manning Rivers

42 Euastacus spinifer

NSW – 2m – 1200m Hastings, Camden Haven, Manning, Wallamba, Myall Karuah, Hunter, Hawkesbury, Lane Cove, Parramatta, Georges, Hacking, Shoalhaven & Clyde Rivers.

43 Euastacus sulcatus

NSW - Queensland – Northern NSW & southern Qld, tribs, Tweed, Clarence, Richmond, (Currumbin Creek), Nerang, Albert, Logan, Brisbane and Condamine Rivers.

44 Euastacus suttoni

NSW. Qld - Tribs, Severn, Damaresq, Deeepwater, Timbarra and Clarence Rivers.

45 Euastacus urospinosus

Queensland – Tribs Obi Obi Creek (Mary River)

46 Euastacus valentulus

NSW - Queensland - tribs, Tweed, Clarence, Richmond Rivers & Currumbin Creek.

47
Euastacus nsp (species description in prep)

Victoria – Tribs Bonang River, East Gippsland.

Yes
48 Euastacus woiwuru

Victoria – Tribs, Yarra, La Trobe and Murray Rivers.

49 Euastacus yanga

NSW - Southern eastern NSW, tribs, Kangaroo, Shoalhaven, Clyde, Deua, Tuross, Bemboka, Towamba, Womboyn, Wallagaraugh & Genoa Rivers,

50 Euastacus yarraensis

Victoria – Tribs Gellibrand River, Labertouche Creek.

51 Euastacus yigara

Queensland - O'Leary Ck, Tully River.

 
GEOCHARAX
1 Geocharax falcata Glenelg River, South Western Qld  
2 Geocharax gracilis South West Victoria Yes
GRAMASTACUS
1 Gramastacus insolitus Western Vic & south Eastern SA  Moyston.
2 Gramastacus sp (undescribed) Mid North Coast, NSW Yes
3 Gramastacus sp (undescribed) Central Coast, NSW
OMBRASTACOIDES
1 Ombrastacoides asperrimanus Tasmania  
2 Ombrastacoides brevirostris Tasmania  
3 Ombrastacoides decemdentatus Tasmania  
4 Ombrastacoides denisoni Tasmania  
5 Ombrastacoides dissitus Tasmania  
6 Ombrastacoides huonensis Tasmania  
7 Ombrastacoides ingressus Tasmania  
8 Ombrastacoides leptomerus Tasmania  
9 Ombrastacoides parvicaudatus Tasmania  
10 Ombrastacoides professorum Tasmania  
11 Ombrastacoides pulcher Tasmania  
SPINASTACOIDES
1 Spinastacoides catinipalmus Tasmania  
2 Spinastacoides inermis Tasmania  
3 Spinastacoides insignis Tasmania  
TENUIBRANCHIURUS
1 Tenuibranchiurus glypticus Bells Creek, Caloundra, Queensland
2 Tenuibranchiurus sp. (undescribed) North eastern NSW (Wooli to Byron Bay)
3 Tenuibranchiurus sp. (undescribed) South eastern Queensland (Gold Coast)


OTHER DESCRIBED SPECIES

These are described species but not confirmed as yet.
They may yet be added to the list above otherwise the corrected name is listed.


Old Identification Name Current Identification
Cherax aruanus Cherax  
Cherax boschmai Cherax  
Cherax buitendijkae Cherax  
Cherax communis Cherax  
Cherax davisi Cherax destructor
Cherax divergens Cherax  
Cherax esculus Cherax destructor
Cherax glabrimanus Cherax quinquecarinatus
Cherax gladstonensis Cherax cairsensis
Cherax longipes Cherax  
Cherax lorentzi Cherax  
Cherax misolicus Cherax  
Cherax monticola Cherax  
Cherax murido Cherax  
Cherax neocarinatus Cherax quinquecarinatus
Cherax neopunctatus Cherax cuspidatus
Cherax pallidus Cherax  
Cherax paniaicus Cherax  
Cherax papuanus Cherax  
Cherax plebejus Cherax preissii
Cherax punctatus Cherax cuspidatus
Cherax solus Cherax  
       
Euastacus alienus Euastacus spinifer/reductus
Euastacus aquilus Euastacus neohirsutus
Euastacus clydensis   Spinifer/yanga
Euastacus keirensis    
Euastacus nobilis Euastacus spinifer
Euastacus spinosus Euastacus spinifer
Euastacus serratus Euastacus spinifer/australiensis
       
Gramastacus gracilis Gramastacus insolitus
       
Paranephops planifrons    
       
Parastocoides inermis    
Parastocoides leptomerus    
Parastocoides sternalis    
Parastocoides tasmanicus    
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