Astacus pachypus

Astacus pachypus, the Caspian crayfish is a species of crayfish found in the Caspian Sea, the Don river, and parts of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov,[4] where it lives in salinities of up to 14‰.[5] It is listed as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List.[1]

Astacus pachypus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Astacidae
Genus:	Astacus
Species:	A. pachypus
Binomial name
Astacus pachypus Rathke, 1837 [2]
Synonyms[3]
Astacus caspius Eichwald, 1841 Caspiastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837) Pontastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837) Potamobius pachypus (Rathke, 1837)

References

1. F. Gherardi & C. Souty-Grosset (2017). "Pontastacus pachypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T153702A120106844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T153702A120106844.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
2. Martin Heinrich Rathke (1837). Zur Fauna der Krym: Ein Beitrag. Saint Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
3. James W. Fetzner Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Astacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837)". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
4. R. W. Ingle (1997). Crayfishes, lobsters, and crabs of Europe: an illustrated guide to common and traded species. Springer. ISBN 978-0-412-71060-5.
5. Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz; Gulten Köksal & A. Caglan Karasu Benli (2004). "Physiological response of the crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus to saline water". Crustaceana. 77 (10): 1271–1276. doi:10.1163/1568540043166056. JSTOR 20107437.