Cherax depressus, the orange fingered yabby, is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the family Parastacidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Orange-fingered yabby being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cherax destructor
- Cherax dispar
- Cherax preissii
- Faxonius acares
- Cherax punctatus
- Pacifastacus leniusculus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Parastacidae
- Genus
- Cherax
- Species
- Cherax depressus
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