Astacoides caldwelli: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Parastacidae
- Genus
- Astacoides
- Species
- Astacoides caldwelli
- Scientific Name
- Astacoides caldwelli
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Astacoides caldwelli
Astacoides caldwelli is a species of crustacean in family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. A. caldwelli is mostly found in rivers draining forested areas at elevations between 600 - 800m. The populations are threatened by habitat loss as well as predation by introduced species and harvesting at a subsistence level from local fishermen.
...Astacoides caldwelli in languages:
- Czech
- rak Caldwellův