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