Biology:Astacus pachypus

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Short description: Species of crayfish


Astacus pachypus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Astacidae
Genus: Astacus
Species:
A. pachypus
Binomial name
Astacus pachypus
Synonyms[2]
  • Astacus caspius Eichwald, 1841
  • Caspiastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837)
  • Pontastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837)
  • Potamobius pachypus (Rathke, 1837)

Astacus pachypus, the Caspian crayfish is a species of crayfish found in the Caspian Sea, the Don river, and parts of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov,[3] where it lives in salinities of up to 14‰.[4] It is listed as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 F. Gherardi; C. Souty-Grosset (2017). "Pontastacus pachypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T153702A120106844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T153702A120106844.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/153702/120106844. Retrieved 6 January 2018. 
  2. James W. Fetzner Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Astacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837)". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Astacus&s=pachypus&ssp=. 
  3. R. W. Ingle (1997). Crayfishes, lobsters, and crabs of Europe: an illustrated guide to common and traded species. Springer. ISBN 978-0-412-71060-5. 
  4. Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz; Gulten Köksal; A. Caglan Karasu Benli (2004). "Physiological response of the crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus to saline water". Crustaceana 77 (10): 1271–1276. doi:10.1163/1568540043166056. 

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