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Cherax is the largest and most widespread genus of crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere. Its members may be found in lakes, rivers and streams across most of Australia and New Guinea.
Species
- Cherax albertisii
- Cherax albidus - yabby
- Cherax angustus
- Cherax aruanus
- Cherax barretti
- Cherax bicarinatus
- Cherax boschmai
- Cherax buitendijkae
- Cherax cairnsensis - smooth crayfish
- Cherax cartalacoolah
- Cherax communis
- Cherax crassimanus
- Cherax cuspidatus - cusped crayfish
- Cherax davisi
- Cherax depressus - orange-fingered yabby, orange-fingered freshwater crayfish
- Cherax destructor - yabbie crayfish, yabby, Australian yabby
- Cherax dispar
- Cherax divergens
- Cherax esculus
- Cherax glaber - koonac
- Cherax glabrimanus
- Cherax gladstonensis
- Cherax longipes
- Cherax lorentzi - blue lobster
- Cherax misolicus
- Cherax monticola
- Cherax murido
- Cherax neocarinatus
- Cherax neopunctatus
- Cherax nucifraga
- Cherax pallidus
- Cherax paniaicus
- Cherax papuanus
- Cherax parvus
- Cherax plebejus - koonac
- Cherax preissii - koonac
- Cherax punctatus
- Cherax quadricarinatus - redclaw, north Queensland yabby, Australian redclaw crayfish, red claw crayfish
- Cherax quinquecarinatus - gilgie
- Cherax rhynchotus
- Cherax robustus
- Cherax rotundus - rotund yabby
- Cherax setosus
- Cherax solus
- Cherax tenuimanus - marron, hairy marron
- Cherax urospinosus
- Cherax wasselli
