FRESHWATER CRAYFISH OF AUSTRALIA

Species List 1.  Confirmed 2006

(Disclaimer: This list has been compiled from the available data, it is the list that I am working from
and will change as each species is captured, identified and DNA tested)
If notated "Yes" under Pic heading below, click on Yes to see pic of species

No.

GENUS

SPECIES

LOCATION

PIC

ASTACOPSIS

1

Astacopsis

franklinii

New Town Rivulet, Northern Hobart, Tasmania

 

2

Astacopsis

gouldi

Big River Tasmania

 

3

Astacopsis

tricornis

Huon River, Tasmania

 

CHERAX

1

Cherax

albidus

Western Victoria & Eastern South Australia

Yes

2

Cherax

barretti

Japanese Creek, Wessell Is., NT.

 

3

Cherax

bicarinatus

Koolatong River in East Arnhem Land, also East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park.

Yes

4

Cherax

cainii

Scott River Western Australia

Yes

5

Cherax

cairnesensis

Proserpine Queensland

 

6

Cherax

cartalacoolah

Cape Flattery, northeast Queensland

 

7

Cherax

crassimanus

WA

 

8

Cherax

cuspidatus

Urunga NSW

Yes

9

Cherax

depressus

West Brisbane Queensland

 

10

Cherax

destructor

NSW, QLD, Vic, SA, NT

Yes

11

Cherax

dispar

Qld Frazer Island

 

12

Cherax

glaber

South-coast, south of Manjimup. Blackwood River Western Australia

Yes

13

Cherax

leckii

Upper reaches of the Clarence River, North eastern, NSW

 

14

Cherax

nucifraga

Palm Springs, Northern Territory

 

15

Cherax

parvus

O’Leary creek North Eastern Qld

 

16

Cherax

preissii, (plebejus)

Kalang River Western Australia

Yes

17

Cherax

quadricarinatus

Flinders River Queensland, Howard River NT.

Yes

18

Cherax

quinquecarinatus

Canning River Western Australia

 

19

Cherax

rhynchotus

Jardine River Queensland, Cape York peninsula.

 

20

Cherax

robustus

Bribie Island Queensland

 

21

Cherax

rotundus (undescribed)

Barmah Forest Vic, South Central NSW within 50 km border

Yes

22

Cherax

setosus

Port Stephens NSW

Yes

23

Cherax

tenuimanus

Western Australia

 

24

Cherax

urospinosus

Indooroopilly, Brisbane, QLD.

 

25

Cherax

wasselli

Northern Tip Queensland

 

ENGAEUS

1

Engaeus

affinis

Warburton, VIC

 

2

Engaeus

australis

Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilson's Promontory, VIC

 

3

Engaeus

cisternarius

Tributary of the Dip River, NW TAS.

 

4

Engaeus

cunicularius

Tasmania

 

5

Engaeus

curvisuturus

Yarra River plains, near bridge over Yarra River at Warburton

 

6

Engaeus

cymus

Buffalo River, Dondangadale, Victoria

 

7

Engaeus

disjuncticus

Rubicon River, due E of Elizabeth Town on Weetah Rd, N TAS.

 

8

Engaeus

fossor

Dip Falls Tasmania

 

9

Engaeus

fultoni

Cape Otway forest, VIC, Ferntree Gully, VIC.

 

10

Engaeus

granulatus

Browns Creek, upstream from road, at mouth of creek, E of Port Sorell, TAS.

 

11

Engaeus

hemicirratulus

Gippsland, VIC

 

12

Engaeus

karnanga

Lilly Pilly Gully, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria

 

13

Engaeus

laevis

Victoria and Tasmania

 

14

Engaeus

lengana

Rocky Cape, in National Park, west coast of Tasmania

 

15

Engaeus

leptorhynchus

North-east Tasmania between Upper Blessington, St. Helens and Mt. William.

 

16

Engaeus

lyelli

Vic Great Dividing Range from the Grampian Ranges in the west to near Myrtleford in the east

 

17

Engaeus

mairener

Lefroy, northeast Tasmania.

 

18

Engaeus

mallacoota

Croajingolong National Park, on Genoa-Mallacoota Road, east Victoria.

 

19

Engaeus

martigener

Strzelecki Peaks, Flinders Island.

 

20

Engaeus

merosetosus

Geelong-Ballarat region Victoria

 

21

Engaeus

nulloporius

North Tasmania

 

22

Engaeus

orientalis

Cann River, Victoria

 

23

Engaeus

orramakunna

Lilydale, northeast Tasmania.

 

24

Engaeus

phyllocercus

Narracan River, near Narracan, Gippsland

 

25

Engaeus

quadrimanus

Melbourne to Mallacoota, near the Victorian-New South Wales border

 

26

Engaeus

rostogaleatus

Morwell, Eastern Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria.

 

27

Engaeus

sericatus

South Western Victoria

 

28

Engaeus

spinicaudatus

Scottsdale on Old Waterhouse Road, NE. Tasmania.

 

29

Engaeus

sternalis

Warragul.

 

30

Engaeus

strictifrons

Port Macdonnell in South Australia to Warrnambool in Victoria

 

31

Engaeus

tayatea

Mt. Horror, northeast Tasmania.

 

32

Engaeus

tuberculatus

Sherbrooke Falls.

 

33

Engaeus

urostrictus

East of Melbourne, Victoria.

 

34

Engaeus

victoriensis

Dandenong Ranges Victoria

 

35

Engaeus

yabbimunna

Burnie area

 

ENGAEWA

1

Engaewa

similis

South West Western Australia

 

2

Engaewa

subcoerulea

South West Western Australia

 

EUASTACUS

1

Euastacus

armatus

NSW, Vic, SA

Yes

2

Euastacus

australasiensis

Sydney NSW

Yes

3

Euastacus

balanensis

Atherton Tableland, Queensland

 

4

Euastacus

bidawalis

Dingo Creek South Eastern NSW Victoria

 

5

Euastacus

bindal

Upper North Creek, Mt Elliot, NE QLD.

 

6

Euastacus

bispinosus

Burrong Falls South West Victoria

 

7

Euastacus

brachythorax

Brown Mountain, NSW

 

8

Euastacus

clarkae

Forbes River, West Port Macquarie, NSW

Yes

9

Euastacus

claytoni

Nimmitabel, NSW

 

10

Euastacus

crassus

Victorian Alps, southern NSW

 

11

Euastacus

dalagarbe

Border Ranges, NSW

 

12

Euastacus

dangadi

Cedar Park Kempsey, NSW

Yes

13

Euastacus

dharawalus

Fitzroy Falls, NSW

 

14

Euastacus

diversus

Orbost, Victoria

 

15

Euastacus

dundungra

Barrington Ranges NSW

Yes

16

Euastacus

eungella

Eungella National Park, Queensland

 

17

Euastacus

fleckeri

Mount Molloy, Queensland.

 

18

Euastacus

gamilaroi

Hanging Rock, NSW

Yes

19

Euastacus

girurmulayn

Nightcap Ranges, NSW

 

20

Euastacus

gumar

Richmond Range, NSW

 

21

Euastacus

guruhgi

Mt Warning National Park, NSW

 

22

Euastacus

guwinus

Shoalhaven River, NSW

 

23

Euastacus

hirsutus

Belmore Falls, NSW

 

24

Euastacus

hystricosus

Kilcoy Creek South Eastern Queensland

 

25

Euastacus

jagara

Mistakes Mountain, Queensland

 

26

Euastacus

jarabar

Border Ranges, NSW

 

27

Euastacus

kershawi

Victoria

 

29

Euastacus

maccii

Mt Royal Range, NSW.

Yes

31

Euastacus

maidae

Currumbin Creek, Queensland

 

32

Euastacus

mirangudjin

Richmond Range, NSW

Yes

33

Euastacus

monteithorum

Kroombit Creek, Kroombit Tops, central QLD.

 

34

Euastacus

neodiversus

Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria

 

35

Euastacus

neohirsutus

Dorrigo, NSW

 

36

Euastacus

polysetosus

Barrington Tops, NSW

Yes

37

Euastacus

reductus

Eastern NSW

Yes

38

Euastacus

rieki

Kosciosko, Paddy’s River South Eastern NSW

 

39

Euastacus

robertsi

North East Queensland

 

40

Euastacus

setosus

Mount Glorious, Queensland

 

41

Euastacus

simplex

Ebor, NSW

Yes

42

Euastacus

spinichelatus

Doyles State Forest, NSW

Yes

43

Euastacus

spinifer

Eastern NSW

Yes

44

Euastacus

sulcatus

North Eastern NSW and South Eastern Qld.

Yes

45

Euastacus

suttoni

Billyrimba Creek NSW. Qld

Yes

46

Euastacus

urospinosus

Maleny, Queensland

 

47

Euastacus

valentulus

Northern NSW, Southern Qld

Yes

48

Euastacus

woiwuru

Dandenong Mountains, Victoria

 

49

Euastacus

yanga

West Uralla, NSW

 

50

Euastacus

yarraensis

Gellibrand River, South West Victoria

Yes

51

Euastacus

yigara

O'Leary Creek, Tully River, Queensland.

 

GEOCHARAX

1

Geocharax

falcata

Glenelg River South Western Victoria

 

2

Geocharax

gracilis

South West Victoria

Yes

GRAMASTACUS

1

Gramastacus

gracilis

Western Vic & south Eastern SA

 

2

Gramastacus

insolitus

Western Vic & south Eastern SA  Moyston.

 

3

Gramastacus

myall (undescribed)

Myall Lakes NSW

Yes

4

Gramastacus

wyong (undescribed)

Wyong NSW

Yes

PARASTACOIDES

1

Parastacoides

insignis

Scott’s Peak Tasmania

 

2

Parastacoides

pulcher

Tasmania

 

TENUIBRANCHIURUS

1

Tenuibranchiurus

glypticus

Bells Creek Caloundra, Queensland

 

OTHER DESCRIBED SPECIES

These are described species but not confirmed as yet.
They may yet be added to the list above otherwise the corrected name is listed.

Old Identification Name

Current Identification

Cherax

aruanus

Cherax

 

Cherax

bicarinatus

Cherax

quadricarinatus

Cherax

boschmai

Cherax

 

Cherax

buitendijkae

Cherax

 

Cherax

communis

Cherax

 

Cherax

davisi

Cherax

destructor

Cherax

divergens

Cherax

 

Cherax

esculus

Cherax

destructor

Cherax

glabrimanus

Cherax

quinquecarinatus

Cherax

gladstonensis

Cherax

cairsensis

Cherax

longipes

Cherax

 

Cherax

lorentzi

Cherax

 

Cherax

misolicus

Cherax

 

Cherax

monticola

Cherax

 

Cherax

murido

Cherax

 

Cherax

neocarinatus

Cherax

quinquecarinatus

Cherax

neopunctatus

Cherax

cuspidatus

Cherax

pallidus

Cherax

 

Cherax

paniaicus

Cherax

 

Cherax

papuanus

Cherax

 

Cherax

plebejus

Cherax

preissii

Cherax

punctatus

Cherax

cuspidatus

Cherax

rotundus setosus

Cherax

setosus

Cherax

solus

Cherax

 
       

Euastacus

alienus

Euastacus

Spinifer/reductus

Euastacus

aquilus

Euastacus

neohirsutus

Euastacus

clydensis

 

Spinifer/yanga

Euastacus

keirensis

   

Euastacus

nobilis

Euastacus

spinifer

Euastacus

spinosus

Euastacus

spinifer

Euastacus

serratus

Euastacus

Spinifer//australienisis

       

Paranephops

planifrons

   
       

Parastocoides

inermis

   

Parastocoides

leptomerus

   

Parastocoides

sternalis

   

Parastocoides

tasmanicus