Paranephrops

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Paranephrops
Northern freshwater crayfish (koura) from a stream in the Tararua Range
Northern freshwater crayfish (koura) from a stream in the Tararua Range
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Astacidea
Superfamily: Parastacoidea
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Paranephrops
White, 1842
Species

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Paranephrops is a genus comprising two freshwater crayfish species endemic to New Zealand, the northern koura, Paranephrops planifrons, and the southern koura, Paranephrops zealandicus. The name koura derives from the Māori language.

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