Patoka Jiří, Bláha Martin, Kouba Antonín
Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Praha 165 21, Czech Republic.; Email:
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2015 Jun 5;3964(5):526-36. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.5.2.
Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii n. sp. is a moderate burrowing crayfish endemic to the Ajamaru Lakes of West Papua, Indonesia. This species is one of the crayfish species from this region that are exploited for ornamental purposes. Its commonly used commercial name in the pet trade is "Rainbow Crayfish" or "Blue Moon Crayfish", and its native name is "udang kuku biru". The new species is genetically and morphologically similar to Cherax boesemani, however, both species may be easily distinguished morphologically or by using sequence divergence, which is substantial for considering C. gherardii n. sp. to be a valid species.
杰氏滑螯虾（Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii）新物种是一种中型穴居小龙虾，为印度尼西亚西巴布亚阿贾马鲁湖地区特有。该物种是该地区用于观赏目的的小龙虾物种之一。它在宠物贸易中常用的商业名称是“彩虹小龙虾”或“蓝月小龙虾”，其当地名称是“udang kuku biru”。新物种在基因和形态上与博氏滑螯虾（Cherax boesemani）相似，然而，这两个物种在形态上或通过序列差异很容易区分，序列差异足以将杰氏滑螯虾新物种视为一个有效物种。
