Cherax nucifraga is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is known only from the type locality – Palm Springs, near Channel Point, Northern Territory, Australia – where the holotype was collected from the stomach of a barramundi.[3] It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Cherax |
| Species: | C. nucifraga
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| Binomial name | |
| Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991 [2]
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Its specific name derived from the Latin, nux (a nut) and frango (to break), which refers to the unusual form of the claws, which resemble nutcrackers.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Crandall, K.A. (1996). "Cherax nucifraga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4620A11039827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4620A11039827.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b J. W. Short (1991). "Cherax nucifraga, a new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia". The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 8 (1): 115–120.
- ^ "Species Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
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