Euastacus sulcatus
| Euastacus sulcatus | |
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| Euastacus sulcatus in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Red/White variant in Mount Barney National Park, Queensland, Australia. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Euastacus |
| Species: | E. sulcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Euastacus sulcatus Riek, 1951
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Euastacus sulcatus, also known as the Lamington crayfish, is a freshwater crayfish, or "yabby", native to Australia. It is commonly bright blue in colour and roams the forest floor when conditions are damp. Red and white colour variants also exist.[2]
Distribution[]
Restricted to streams bordered by rainforest and sometimes wet eucalyptus forest at more than 300 m altitude. Inhabits mountains in a crescent from Mount Tamborine to Lamington Plateau, west along Macpherson Range and north via Cunningham's Gap into the Mistake Mountains, Queensland.
Habitat[]
The species occurs in streams at altitudes above 300 metres (980 ft), in rainforest and sclerophyll forest.
References[]
- ^ Furse, J.; Coughran, J. (2010). "Euastacus sulcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153638A4524232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153638A4524232.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Keith A. Crandall. "Euastacus sulcatus". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Freshwater crustaceans of Australia
- Crustaceans described in 1951
- Euastacus
- Crayfish stubs