Cherax pulcher

Cherax pulcher
Mature (top) and immature (bottom) males of C. pulcher.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Cherax
Species:
C. pulcher
Binomial name
Cherax pulcher

Cherax pulcher is a species of crayfish from West Papua in Indonesia. It is popular as a freshwater aquarium species across Asia, Europe, and North America.[2][3][4]

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  3. ^ Chucholl, C. (2013). Invaders for sale: trade and determinants of introduction of ornamental freshwater crayfish. Biological invasions, 15(1), 125-141.
  4. ^ Patoka, J., Kalous, L., & Kopecký, O. (2015). Imports of ornamental crayfish: the first decade from the Czech Republic’s perspective. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, (416), 04.