Species Detail - Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "A national macroinvertebrate dataset collected for the biomonitoring of Ireland’s river network, 2007–2018 (EPA)".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Austropotamobius pallipes
Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish
Astacus pallipes, Freshwater Crayfish, White-clawed Freshwater Crayfish
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex V || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
aupal
(Lereboullet, 1858)
crustacean
Species
1023
225
51
17/04/2007
03/10/2018
23 March (recorded in 2016)
31 December (recorded in 1977)
Environmental Protection Agency, A national macroinvertebrate dataset collected for the biomonitoring of Ireland’s river network, 2007–2018 (EPA), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/335/Species/17487>