Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Euastacus sulcatus | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Family Parastacidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Euastacus, Euastacus spinifer, Murray crayfish, Parastacidae, Engaeus | ||
Lamington spiny crayfish euastacus sulcatus
Euastacus sulcatus, also known as the Lamington Crayfish is a freshwater crayfish, or "yabby". It is commonly bright blue in colour and roams the forest floor when conditions are damp. Red/White colour variants also exist.
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Distribution
E. sulcatus ranged from Mount Tamborine to the Lamington Plateau, southern Queensland, and west along the McPherson Range bordering New South Wales. A relict population may exist on Mount Warning.
Habitat
The species occurs in streams at altitudes above 300 metres (980 ft), in rainforest and sclerophyll forest.
References
Euastacus sulcatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA