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Mussel Watch s a prgram desgned
b Murdch Unverst researchers and
cmmunt partners (SERCUL) t assst n the
cllecn f dstrbunal nfrman fr
freshwater mussels. The webste prvdes an
educanal tl t create awareness abut
the nl freshwater mussel (Westralunio
carteri ) fund n the suth-west f WA.We use the nfrman u prvde t
create a database f mussel stes, whch then
are used t map the speces dstrbun
thrughut suth-western WA.
Whenever u nd Westralunio carteri , u
can help b tellng us abut t.
Phone: (08) 9360 7419
Report a mussel sighng online at:
www.musselwatchwa.com
Freshwater
ofSouth-western
Australia F auna
MACRO-
Fr mre nfrman please cntact:
69 Hrle Rad, Beckenham
Ph: 9458 5664
Fax: 9458 5661
www.sercul.rg.au
Murdoch University
Centre fr Fsh & Fsheres Research
www.freshwatershgrup.cm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Phtgraphs and nfrman prvded b
Davd Mrgan, Stephen Bea, Mchael
Klunznger, Mark Allen, Dr Gerald Kuchlng,
Karen Benk, Rbert McCrmack and the
Department f Fsheres, Gvernment f
Western Australa.
Fr mre detaled nfrman abut these
anmals please refer t the new SERCUL
publcan entled: A eld gude t
freshwater shes, crashes & mussels f
suth-western Australa.
Ths brchure was funded b:
Albany
MargaretRiver
Perth
reshwater Macro-Fauna ofSouth-western
Australia Glossy Koonac
Cherax glaber
Distribuon: Fund nl frmDunsbrugh t Wnd Harbur.Conservaon status: Nt lsted
Restricted Gilgie
Cherax crassimanus
Distribuon: Restrcted t sutherncastal rvers frm Margaret Rvert Walple.Conservaon status: Nt lsted
Smooth Marron
Cherax cainii
Distribuon: The mst wdespread f the Cherax speces ccupng a rangefrm Hu Rver t the Esperanceregn.Conservaon status: Nt lsted.Recreanal marrn sher managedb the Department f Fsheres,Gvernment f Western Australa.
Glass Shrimp
Palaemonetes australis
Distribuon: Fund thrughut thelwer west cast and suth-westcast f Western Australa.Conservaon status: Nt lsted
F
Rakali
(Water Rat)
Hydromys chrysogaster
Distribuon: Mre Rver tJerdacuup Rver.Conservaon status: PRioRiTy4 (DEC); Least Cncern (iUCN)
Long-neck Turtle
Chelodina oblonga
Distribuon: Hll Rver t Susea Rver(Ftzgerald Rver Nanal Park).Cnservan status: NEARTHREATENED (iUCN Red Lst 1996)
C D ept of Fisheries
Gilgie
Cherax quinquecarinatus
Distribuon: Wdespread frmMre Rver n the nrth t just eastf Alban.Conservaon status: Nt lsted
C D ept of Fisheries
Koonac
Cherax preissii
Distribuon: Mre Rver t justeast f Alban.Conservaon status: Nt lsted
C D ept of Fisheries
Western Swamp Tortoise
Pseudemydura umbrinaDistribuon: Ellen Brk and TwnSwamps, Perth.Conservaon status: CRiTiCALLyENDANGERED EPBC ACT 1999
C Gerald Kulchling
Hairy Marron
Cherax tenuimanus
Distribuon: Restrcted t upper Margaret Rver.Conservaon Status: CRiTiCALLy ENDANGERED (EPBC Act 1999 / WA DEC / iUCN)
C Dept of Fisheries
Yabbie (Feral)
*Cherax destructor
Distribuon: A number f rvers frm theHu Rver t the Esperance regn.
C Dept of Fisheries
R. McCormack
C Gould
D. Morgan
M. Allen
J. Robert
