Typical wild form (above) and aquarium form (below)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Suborder:
Pleocyemata
Family:
Parastacidae
Genus:
Cherax
Species:
C. quadricarinatus
Binomial name
Cherax quadricarinatus
(Von Martens, 1868)
Cherax quadricarinatus (known by several common names, including Australian red claw crayfish, Queensland red claw, redclaw, tropical blue crayfish, freshwater blueclaw crayfish) is an Australian freshwater crayfish.
^Austin, C.M.; Jones, C. & Wingfield, M. (2010). "Cherax quadricarinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4621A11041003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T4621A11041003.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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