Paranephrops
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 Northern freshwater crayfish (koura) from a stream in the Tararua Range
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Paranephrops is a genus comprising two freshwater crayfish species endemic to New Zealand, the northern koura, Paranephrops planifrons, and the southern koura, Paranephrops zealandicus. The name koura derives from the Māori language.
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