Giant freshwater crayfish  (Astacopsis gouldi)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassCrustacea
OrderDecapoda
FamilyParastacidae
GenusAstacopsis (1)
SizeLength: 40 cm (2)
Weight2 – 3 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN - A1ace, B1 + 2abce) on the IUCN Red List 2003 (1) and as Vulnerable on Tasmania’s Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (3).

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