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Cherax
Cherax is the most widespread genus of fully aquatic crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Together with Euastacus, it is also the largest crayfish genus in the Southern Hemisphere. Its members may be found in lakes, rivers and streams across most of Australia and New Guinea. In Australia the many species of Cherax are commonly known as yabbies. The most common and widely distributed species in Australia is the common yabby (Cherax destructor). It is generally found...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Yabby
speciesCherax destructor
Australian red claw crayfish
speciesCherax quadricarinatus
orange-fingered yabby
speciesCherax depressus
Smooth Marron
speciesCherax cainii
Cherax dispar
speciesCherax dispar
Cherax robustus
speciesCherax robustus
Koonac
speciesCherax preissii
Cherax punctatus
speciesCherax punctatus
Cherax cuspidatus
speciesCherax cuspidatus
Cherax quinquecarinatus
speciesCherax quinquecarinatus
Cherax cairnsensis
speciesCherax cairnsensis
Cherax wasselli
speciesCherax wasselli
Swamp Yabby
speciesCherax latimanus
Cherax setosus
speciesCherax setosus
Restricted Gilgie
speciesCherax crassimanus
Cherax rhynchotus
speciesCherax rhynchotus
Cherax albidus
speciesCherax albidus
Blue-claw Zebra Crayfish
speciesCherax peknyi
Whiteclaw Yabby
speciesCherax bicarinatus
Cherax holthuisi
speciesCherax holthuisi
Cherax snowden
speciesCherax snowden
Lightning Crayfish
speciesCherax pulcher
Cherax lorentzi
speciesCherax lorentzi
Supernova Crayfish
speciesCherax boesemani
Cherax leckii
speciesCherax leckii
Cherax alyciae
speciesCherax alyciae
Cherax monticola
speciesCherax monticola
Cherax nucifraga
speciesCherax nucifraga
Cherax pallidus
speciesCherax pallidus
Cherax papuanus
speciesCherax papuanus
Cherax parvus
speciesCherax parvus
Hairy Marron
speciesCherax tenuimanus
Cherax acherontis
speciesCherax acherontis
Cherax albertisii
speciesCherax albertisii
Cherax austini
speciesCherax austini
Cherax barretti
speciesCherax barretti
Cherax boschmai
speciesCherax boschmai
Cherax buitendijkae
speciesCherax buitendijkae
Cherax cartalacoolah
speciesCherax cartalacoolah
Cherax cid
speciesCherax cid
Cherax communis
speciesCherax communis
Cherax gherardii
speciesCherax gherardii
Cherax glaber
speciesCherax glaber
Cherax longipes
speciesCherax longipes
Cherax minor
speciesCherax minor
Cherax misolicus
speciesCherax misolicus
Cherax mosessalossa
speciesCherax mosessalossa
Cherax murido
speciesCherax murido
Cherax neopunctatus
speciesCherax neopunctatus
Cherax paniaicus
speciesCherax paniaicus
Cherax plebejus
speciesCherax plebejus
Cherax rotundus
speciesCherax rotundus
Cherax solus
speciesCherax solus
Cherax warsamsonicus
speciesCherax warsamsonicus
Cherax woworae
speciesCherax woworae
Cherax phing
speciesCherax phing
Cherax rayko
speciesCherax rayko
Cherax pulverulentus
speciesCherax pulverulentus
Arguni Creamy Blue Crayfish
speciesCherax arguni
Devil Crayfish
speciesCherax bomberai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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