Common name
Red Swamp Crawfish; Red Lobster; Red Crawfish; Red Swamp Crawfish
Informal group
Invertebrates » Crustaceans
Territories
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Can live in brackish water and reproduce in fresh water. (Department of Environment (2018) Aquarium Trade Species Banned on Department of Environment Advice);
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Habitat
15. Artificial - Aquatic
- 15.7. Artificial - Aquatic – Irrigated Land [includes irrigation channels]
- 15.9. Artificial - Aquatic – Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches
5. Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls)
- 5.18. Wetlands (inland) – Karst and other subterranean hydrological systems (inland)
- 5.3. Wetlands (inland) – Shrub dominated wetlands
- 5.4. Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands
- 5.7. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
- 5.8. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
Ecological impact detail
Several associated pathogens which spend parts fo their life cycles in other hosts, such as waterfowl and fish. (Department of Environment (2018) Aquarium Trade Species Banned on Department of Environment Advice);
Other notes
Aquatic.
References
Department of Environment (2018) Aquarium Trade Species Banned on Department of Environment Advice;