User:Fred.e/C. cainii

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Cherax cainii ^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Astacidea
Superfamily:	Parastacoidea
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Cherax
Species:	C. cainii

Binomial name

Cherax cainii
Austin 2002

Cherax cainii is a large freshwater crayfish found in the south-west corner of Australia. The species have been identified as smooth marron ^[2] ^[3] and this is being assessed.^[4] Cherax cainii occupies a wide range within the southwestern bioregion of Western Australia. It is a commercial species that has been introduced to aquatic systems outside the isolated biogeographical region. It has also been used to restock the Margaret River area, and threatens to displace the endemic 'Hairy Marron' (Cherax tenuimanus).

1 Description
2 Ecology
- 2.1 Aquaculture
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Description

C. cainii is a creepy beastie that dwells around the bottom of swamps and quiet bends in rivers. IF YOU ARE LUCKY! They might come into your tent at night and pinch your nose.

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[edit] Ecology

Marron do not concern themselves with environmentalism. Thankyou.

[edit] Aquaculture

In Western Australia, recreational fishing for marron is tightly controlled, with a limited season, permits required and minimum sizes. They are often introduced to dams and have been known to creep into houses at night. Marron is considered a luxury product and is the subject of a developing aquaculture industry in Western Australia and in other Australian states. Total Australian production of farmed marron was 30 tons in 1996.

'Marron' see list

Marron have been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia where they have been commercially farmed but have established feral populations in local waterways. In South Australia it is illegal to return them to the water. ^[5]

[edit] References

^ Crandall (1996). Cherax tenuimanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1de v2.3)
^ Stephen J. Beatty; David L. Morgan, and Howard S. Gill (2004-04-14). Life history and reproductive biology of the Gilgie, Cherax quinquecarinatus, a freshwater crayfish endemic to southwestern Australia (pdf). JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY 251–262. Retrieved on 2007-03-03. “Despite the conservation and ecological importance of the freshwater crayfish species of Western Australia (aside from that on the larger, recreationally and commercially important marron C. cainii (sensu Austin and Ryan, 2002) formerly known as C. tenuimanus),distribution, and occurrence in a wide range of habitats (where it is often locally abundant) have resulted in it being targeted by recreational fishers and forming an important component of the traditional diet of local Aboriginals ,”
^ Hairy marron (Cherax tenuimanus) Also known as: Margaret River marron and marron. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. “Range. The marron was split into two distinct species in 2002, when it was realised that some individuals were hairy (Cherax tenuimanus) and others were smooth (now known as the smooth marron, Cherax cainii). The newly-named hairy marron is endemic to the Margaret River in southwest Western Australia. ... Authentication - This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible”
^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature - Abstract of application
^ PIRSA Recreationaal fishing guide (PDF).

Crandall (1996). Cherax tenuimanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1de v2.3)