Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Astacoides caldwelli | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Family Parastacidae Rank Species | |
Similar Astacoides betsileoensis, Astacoides, Engaewa, Tenuibranchiurus, Euastacus spinifer | ||
Astacoides caldwelli is a species of crustacean in family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. A. caldwelli is mostly found in rivers draining forested areas at elevations between 600 - 800m. The populations are threatened by habitate loss as well as predation by introduced species and harvesting at a subsistence level from local fishermen.
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