Paranephrops zealandicus
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| Paranephrops zealandicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Paranephrops |
| Species: | P. zealandicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paranephrops zealandicus (White, 1847) | |
Paranephrops zealandicus or southern kōura (Māori: kōura)[2] is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. It is found in New Zealand.[3][1]
The IUCN conservation status of Paranephrops zealandicus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.[1]
Paranephrops zealandicus is larger than the northern kōura, Paranephrops planifrons, and has relatively hairier front claws.[4]
