Paranephrops planifrons

Paranephrops planifrons is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. It is found in New Zealand.[2][1] Paranephrops planifrons is one of two indigenous species of freshwater crayfish found in New Zealand. They are more commonly found in the North Island and the West Coast of the South Island while the P. zealandicus is found in the east and south of the South Island. Both species of Paranephrops are an important resources to the indigenous Maori, particularly in the Te Arawa and Lake Taupo regions.[3]

Paranephrops planifrons
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Paranephrops
Species:	P. planifrons
Binomial name
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842

The IUCN conservation status of Paranephrops planifrons is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.[1]

References

1. "Paranephrops planifrons Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
2. "Paranephrops planifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
3. "Sustainable management of freshwater crayfish (kōura, Paranephrops planifrons) in Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes, North Island, New Zealand". Science Direct. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

Further reading

• Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480). doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.
• Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.