Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Astacopsis gouldi
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Parastacidae

Where does the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish endangered?

The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish?

The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Parastacidae, genus Astacopsis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish

The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi), also called Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, is the largest freshwater invertebrate and the largest freshwater crayfish species in the world. It is found in the rivers below 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level in northern Tasmania, Australia. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List due to overfishing and habitat degradation, and it has been prohibited to catch it since 1998.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (revision 1379050107), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q136116 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).