Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of ...

Nick Whiterod works for the Goyder Institute for Water Research, Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre, which is funded by the national government to deliver research in ...

Then another Murray blackwater event in 2022–23, in NSW and Victoria, forced crayfish out of the water and up the riverbanks. Vision of dying crayfish leaving the water, only to be consumed by ...

The lobster-like crustacean is a burrowing freshwater crayfish endemic to the Indonesian part of New Guinea, according to the study. Specimens have large eyes and claws, as well as smooth bodies.

Looking through the aquarium pets, the team found several brightly colored and familiar-looking crayfish, the study said. These animals had been some of the first freshwater crayfish from New ...

Looking through the aquarium pets, the team found several brightly colored and familiar-looking crayfish, the study said. These animals had been some of “the first freshwater crayfish” from ...

The report found freshwater crustaceans - crabs, crayfish and prawns - are at the highest risk of extinction, with 30 per cent of them being threatened. So what does this mean for Australia's ...