Wednesday,
16 October 2024
New yabby species announced

A NEW species of freshwater crayfish in the southern hemisphere has been officially described for the Murray Darling Basin.

Known as the Swamp Yabby, it is only the third species of yabby found naturally occurring in the entire MDB.

The formal identification is a painstaking process and involves the collection of many specimens, from many locations and detailing every anatomical feature.

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