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Austropotamobius pallipes Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Superfamily: Astacoidea Family: Astacidae Genus: Austropotamobius Species: A. pallipes Binomial name Austropotamobius pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858) Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered [1] European freshwater crayfish, and the only species of crayfish native to the British Isles [2]. Its common names include white-clawed crayfish and Atlantic stream crayfish. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to Spain and reaches its northerly limit in Great Britain and Ireland, where it also has its greatest population density.