The lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean is known as a biodiversity hotspot, hosting
many endemic species. However, recent introduction of a highly invasive species, the …

South America is considered a world biodiversity hotspot, especially for freshwater
ecosystems where there is significant biodiversity and endemism across different taxonomic …

The spreading of non-indigenous crayfish species represents a major risk for freshwater
ecosystems worldwide. They can influence several trophic levels, reach great abundances …

Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii n. sp. is a moderate burrowing crayfish endemic to the
Ajamaru Lakes of West Papua, Indonesia. This species is one of the crayfish species from …

The number of species in the three families of freshwater crayfish worldwide (Astacidae,
Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) are updated by region. These are: Astacidae, western North …

The diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the 172 species of freshwater decapod
crustaceans of Mexico is presented. These freshwater crustaceans are classified in eight …

Middle America, herein taken as Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Cuba, has a
crayfish fauna composed of 61 species of the family Cambaridae, grouped in three genera …

Natural resources and their biological richness are threatened by the chain of processes
and activities derived from population growth and transformation activities. NPAs are not free …

The establishment of the redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) populations was
investigated in the coastal plain of San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico. Two sampling …

El acocil australiano Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) fue introducido a México
con fines de cultivo durante la década de 1990. A partir de su cultivo en diferentes partes de …