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It is commonly called crayfish in Australia and New Zealand and kōura in Māori. [3] They resemble lobsters , but lack the large characteristic pincers on the first pair of walking legs. Spiny rock lobsters are carnivorous , leaving their rock cover to venture out to feed during the night.
Austropotamobius torrentium, also called the stone crayfish, is a European species of freshwater crayfish in the family Astacidae. It is mostly found in tributaries of the Danube , having originated in the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula .
[3] [4] The first five abdominal segments each have their own ganglion, that contains three roots with outward projections. The first has mixed sensory and motor nerves innervating swimmerets while the second has sensory and motor neurons that innervate the extensor muscles, while the third root contains only motor neuron projections that ...
Crayfish can be cooked more humanely by first freezing them unconscious for a few hours, then destroying the central nervous system along their abdomen by cutting the crayfish lengthwise with a long knife down the center of the crayfish before cooking it. [46] Global crayfish production is centered in Asia, primarily China.
Euastacus crayfish are distinguished from the smooth-shelled Cherax species by the short robust spikes on their claws and carapace, and frequently, their larger size. Many Euastacus species grow to a relatively large size, with the Murray River crayfish ( Euastacus armatus ) being the second largest freshwater crayfish species in the world.
Distribution map for Euastacus bidawalus [3]. The East Gippsland spiny crayfish has been recorded at elevations of 150–400 m (490–1,310 ft) from south and east flowing rivers from Lind National Park, about 20 km west of Cann River, to near Mount Imlay south of Eden.
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The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family.It is listed as a vulnerable species [1] of crayfish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though the wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams.