Paranephrops

Paranephrops
Northern koura, P. planifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Paranephrops
White, 1842
Species
  • P. planifrons White, 1842
  • P. zealandicus (White, 1847)

Paranephrops is a genus of freshwater crayfish found only in New Zealand. They are known by the English common names freshwater crayfish[1] and koura,[2] the latter from their Māori name of kōura.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Kōura". NIWA. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ Richardson, Jody; Adcock, Helen (1992). "Appendix VII - Fish Species List". The Freshwater Fish Database: User Guide for DOC Users. Department of Conservation. ISBN 0-478-01407-4.