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Australian red claw crayfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Astacidea
Superfamily: Parastacoidea
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Cherax
Species: C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Structure of crustaceans As Arthropods crustaceans have a stiff Exoskeleton, which must be shed to allow the animal to grow ( Ecdysis or molting The Malacostraca (Greek "soft shell" are the largest class of Crustaceans and include most of the animals that non-experts recognize as crustaceans including The decapods or Decapoda ( literally means "ten footed") are an order of Crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many Pleocyemata is a sub-order of decapod crustaceans, erected by Martin Burkenroad in 1963  Astacidea is a group of decapod Crustaceans including Lobsters Crayfish and their close relatives Parastacidae is the family of Freshwater Crayfish found in the Southern hemisphere. Parastacidae is the family of Freshwater Crayfish found in the Southern hemisphere. Cherax is the largest and most widespread Genus of fully and partially aquatic Crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. quadricarinatus
Binomial name
Cherax quadricarinatus
Von Martens, 1868

The Australian red claw crayfish, also called Queensland red claw or just redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus, is an Australian freshwater crayfish. Eduard von Martens (1831–1904 sometimes known as Carl or Karl Eduard von Martens, was a German zoologist For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Crayfish, crawfish, crawdads, or crodgers are freshwater Crustaceans resembling small Lobsters to which they are closely It is found in permanent freshwater streams, billabongs and lakes on the north coast of the Northern Territory and northeastern Queensland. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Populations are also found in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Through translocation by humans, the range has spread down to southern Queensland and into the far north of West Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. This tropical crustacean is very tolerant of environmental changes, and is primarily a detritivore. Detritivores, also known as detritus feeders or saprophages, are Heterotrophs that obtain Nutrients by consuming Detritus (decomposing

Redclaw colour ranges from dark brown to blue-green body and adult males have a distinct red patch on the outer margin of the claws. A claw is a curved pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most Mammals, Birds, and some Reptiles. They can reach up to 600 g. For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. Redclaw are farmed commercially in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and are harvested at between 35 - 130 grams. Redclaw is a sought-after product with a delicate crustacean flavour. They are both non-aggressive in nature and highly fertile, and can therefore be bred in large numbers in captivity. Females, which are smaller than males, spawn approximately 300 olive green eggs which are fertilised from a spermatophore which the male has deposited at the base of her walking legs (periopods) during mating. Fertilised eggs are affixed to the females pleopods situated on the underside of the tale. Incubation takes approximately six weeks and the newly hatched juveniles rapidly become independent. The life cycle is simple and the animal reaches sexual maturity, and harvest size, somewhere between six to twelve months in optimal farmed conditions. Queensland Department of Primary Industries provides information to prospective farmers.

Some variaties of the species may be kept as pets but if the exuvia is removed from the tank after sheding, the crayfish has an 80 percent chance of death. Exuvia (alternative spelling exuvium, plural exuviae) is a term used in Biology to describe the remains of an Exoskeleton that is left after This is because the crayfish requires the calcium from its cast after sheding.

A subspecies known as rainbow lobster can be found off the coast of Thailand. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj It is sometimes exported to the United States and perhaps other countries to be served in Chinese restaurants. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The meat is often sautéed and served with vegetables. Sautéing is a method of Cooking Food that uses a small amount of Fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however [1]

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