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Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a species in the family Parastacidae, order Decapoda. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the redclaw

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the redclaw live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The redclaw is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the redclaw as introduced in 25 countries, and flagged as invasive in 10 of them.

  1. Bahamasinvasive
  2. Colombiainvasive
  3. Jamaicainvasive
  4. Mexicoinvasive
  5. Namibiainvasive
  6. Philippinesinvasive
  7. Singaporeinvasive
  8. Vietnaminvasive
  9. Zambiainvasive
  10. Zimbabweinvasive
  11. Argentina
  12. Australia
  13. China
  14. Germany
  15. Israel
  16. Malaysia
  17. Malta
  18. Mauritius
  19. Paraguay
  20. Peru
  21. Slovenia
  22. South Africa
  23. Thailand
  24. Trinidad & Tobago
Show 1 more countries
  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the redclaw endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the redclaw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyParastacidae
  6. genusCherax
  7. SpeciesCherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868)

Synonyms Astacus quadricarinatus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Australian red claw crayfishEnglish
  • Australian red-claw crayfishEnglish
  • Australian redclawEnglish
  • Queensland red clawEnglish
  • Redclaw crayfishEnglish
  • Tropical blue crayfishEnglish
  • rak červenoklepetýCzech
  • RotscherenkrebsGerman
  • Cangrejo australiano de ríoSpanish
  • Écrevisse à pinces rougesFrench
  • Australische roodklauwkreeftDutch
  • กุ้งเรนโบว์Thai
  • 四脊滑螯蝦Chinese
  • Australischer Rotscheren-FlusskrebsGerman
  • Australischer RotscherenkrebsGerman
  • Ecrevisse à pinces rougesFrench
  • 澳洲淡水螯蝦Chinese
  • 澳洲淡水龍蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redclaw

Other species in the same genus Cherax.

Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

ParastacidaeNo free photo yet

Koonac

Cherax preissii

ParastacidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the redclaw live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the redclaw for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the redclaw an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the redclaw as invasive in 10 countries, including Bahamas, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico and Namibia. It lists it as introduced in 25 in all.

What kind of animal is the redclaw?

The redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus) belongs to the family Parastacidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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@misc{redclaw_2026,
  title = {Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redclaw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}