Cherax woworae, the steel blue crayfish, is a species of crayfish native to Southwest Papua, a province of Indonesia.[1] The species is popular in the pet trade, in which it is sold under the name "blue moon crayfish".[2] This has led to it becoming an introduced species in other countries, such as Hungary.[2]

Steel blue crayfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Cherax
Species:
C. woworae
Binomial name
Cherax woworae
Patoka, Akmal, Bláha & Kouba, 2023

Despite being a popular species in aquariums, C. woworae was first described as a separate species in 2023. It is named after Daisy Wowor, a curator at the Bogor Zoology Museum in Java, Indonesia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Patoka, Jiří; Akmal, Surya Gentha; Bláha, Martin; Kouba, Antonín (2023-08-10). "Cherax woworae, a new freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 5325 (4): 582–592. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5325.4.8. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ a b "Clawed blue creature found in pet aquariums worldwide turns out to be new species". Yahoo News. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ Pflughoeft, Aspen. "Clawed blue creature found in pet aquariums worldwide turns out to be new species". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2023.