Paranephrops planifrons or northern koura is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. It is found in New Zealand.[2][1] P. 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 important resources to the indigenous Māori, particularly in the Te Arawa and Lake Taupō regions.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Paranephrops |
| Species: | P. planifrons
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| Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature's conservation status of P. planifrons is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.[1]
Description edit
Paranephrops planifrons is smaller than the southern kōura, Paranephrops zealandicus, and has front claws that are less hairy.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Parkyn, S. (2010). "Paranephrops planifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153750A4540571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153750A4540571.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Paranephrops planifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Kusabs, Ian A.; Hicks, Brendan J.; Quinn, John M.; Hamilton, David P. (2015). "Sustainable management of freshwater crayfish (kōura, Paranephrops planifrons) in Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes, North Island, New Zealand". Fisheries Research. 168: 35–46. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.03.015. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Vennell, Robert (5 October 2022). Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. pp. 44–47. ISBN 978-1-77554-179-0. Wikidata Q114871191.
Further reading edit
- Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 1–236. 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.