Wild populations of the invasive Australian red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Crustacea, Decapoda) near the northern coast of Jalisco, Mexico: a new fishing and profitable resource

The red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is native to freshwater habitats of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its high reproductive and adaptive capacity in different environments allows it to be cultivated, where escaped individuals have established wild populations in countries far fro...

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Published in:	Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Main Authors:	Fernando Vega-Villasante, José J Ávalos-Aguilar, Héctor Nolasco-Soria, Manuel A Vargas-Ceballos, José L Bortolini-Rosales, Olimpia Chong-Carrillo, Martín F Ruiz-Núñez, Julio C Morales-Hernández
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2015-09-01
Subjects:	Cherax quadricarinatus crustáceo especie introducida invasión pesquería México
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2015000400017&lng=en&tlng=en