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Engaewa
Diagram of parts of the body of Engaewa similis (after Riek, 1967)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Engaewa
Riek, 1967
Species [1]
Range of Engaewa in Australia

Engaewa is a genus of burrowing crayfish belonging to the family Parastacidae. There are five recognised species, all endemic to the high-rainfall zone of south-west Western Australia, from Dunsborough to Albany.[2] They are all small (up to 5 cm), and found only in freshwater swamps and seepages. Three of the five species are listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and are listed on the IUCN Red List as "endangered" (EN) or "critically endangered" (CR), while the remaining two are listed as "Least Concern":

Species Authority EPBCA IUCN
Engaewa pseudoreducta Horwitz & Adams, 2000 critically endangered CR[3]
Engaewa reducta Riek, 1967 endangered EN[4]
Engaewa similis Riek, 1967 N/a LC[5]
Engaewa subcoerulea Riek, 1967 N/a LC[6]
Engaewa walpolea Horwitz & Adams, 2000 endangered EN[7]

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