Euastacus setosus explained

Euastacus setosus is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae.

The IUCN conservation status of Euastacus setosus is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010. The species is found is only one place, a creek system near Mount Glorious in the D'Aguilar Range of South East Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Further reading

• An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). 1989. Hobbs . Horton H. Jr.. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 480.
• Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. 2003. Nizinski . Martha S.. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116. 1. 96–157. 0006-324X.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nature, culture and history . 27 July 2022 . Department of Environment and Science . Government of Queensland . 22 October 2022 .