Cave fauna of Greece database

Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Astacidae
Genus: Astacus

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Maara, Koutrakis et al. 2003
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis

IUCN Red List: VU - Vulnerable
Greece's Red Data Book: NT - Near Threatened

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; IUCN Red List; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Koutrakis, E., Katsaiti, L., Kallianiotis, A., Tsikliras, A., Bobori D. & Economidis, P. 2003. The aquatic macrofauna of Cave Aggitis (Maaras, Drama) - Preliminary results.. Pages 83-86 in 11th Panhellenic Conference of. Ichthyologists, 10-13 April 2003, Preveza Greece (in Greek).

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 31.01.2026