Species Detail - White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
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
White-clawed Crayfish
NBNSYS0000033009
RecommendedWell-formed
Astacus pallipes Lereboullet, 1858, Austropotamobius pallipes , Freshwater Crayfish , Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish , White-Clawed 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
4245
307
56
31/12/1977
20/11/2025
12 March (recorded in 2018)
31 December (recorded in 1977)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes), accessed 21 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/17487