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Marron is a name given to two closely related species of crayfish in Western Australia. Formerly considered a single species, it is since recognised as comprising two species, the critically endangered Cherax tenuimanus , and the species that is outcompeting it, C. cainii .
Cherax tenuimanus, known as the Hairy marron or Margaret River marron, is one of two species of crayfish in Southwestern Australia known as marron. It occupies a narrow range within the southwestern biogeographical region of Margaret River .
Cherax cainii, known as the smooth marron, is one of two species of crayfish that are endemic in Southwestern Australia known as marron.It occupies a range extending from around Hutt River in the north west to around Esperance in the south east of Western Australia.
Crayfish [a] are freshwater ... and function of the whole digestive track with ingested material was performed in the 1990s by Brett O'Brien on marron, [12] ...
Farmed marron (Cherax cainii) on Kangaroo IslandAustralia is home to genus Cherax which is distinct from European, Asian and North and South American species. Two of the Australian edible crayfish are the common yabby (C. destructor) and the red claw (C. quadricarinatus).
Freshwater Crayfish. Freshwater Crayfish. Despite having ‘fish’ in their name, Freshwater Crayfish are a type of crustacean, related to lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.
Cherax, commonly known as yabby/yabbies in Australia, is the most widespread genus of fully aquatic crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Various species of cherax may be found in both still and flowing bodies of freshwater across most of Australia and New Guinea. Together with Euastacus, it is also the largest crayfish genus in the Southern ...
Cherax quinquecarinatus is a small freshwater crayfish endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.It is one of two species known as gilgie, or jilgi, which is a seasonal food source for people of the region.