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Parastacus
Parastacus is a genus of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. There are about 15 described species in Parastacus, found in South America. In addition, there are some preserved specimens from Australia that are possibly members of this genus.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Burrowing crayfish
speciesParastacus pugnax
Parastacus nicoleti
speciesParastacus nicoleti
Parastacus pilimanus
speciesParastacus pilimanus
Parastacus saffordi
speciesParastacus saffordi
Parastacus defossus
speciesParastacus defossus
Parastacus brasiliensis
speciesParastacus brasiliensis
Parastacus varicosus
speciesParastacus varicosus
Parastacus buckupi
speciesParastacus buckupi
Parastacus tuerkayi
speciesParastacus tuerkayi
Parastacus manezinho
speciesParastacus manezinho
Parastacus laevigatus
speciesParastacus laevigatus
Parastacus caeruleodactylus
speciesParastacus caeruleodactylus
Parastacus fluviatilis
speciesParastacus fluviatilis
Parastacus pilicarpus
speciesParastacus pilicarpus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90799.