Biology:Euastacus setosus

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Euastacus setosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Euastacus
Species:
E. setosus
Binomial name
Euastacus setosus
(Riek, 1956)

Euastacus setosus is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae.[2][1]

The IUCN conservation status of Euastacus setosus is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1] The species is found is only one place, a creek system near Mount Glorious in the D'Aguilar Range of South East Queensland, Australia.[3]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10277965 entry