Australian freshwater lobster (actually crayfish), also known as Crayfish, red crayfish; and crayfish belong to the same species, for scavengers. Crayfish are widely distributed around the world, due to the crayfish have no natural enemies, the body contains a large number of parasites (Schistosoma, Schistosoma); prey on local plants and animals, carrying and spreading disease-causing sources and other ways to jeopardize the ecological environment. January 7, 2010, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which has been included in the list of the second batch of invasive alien species.

Australian freshwater lobster (crayfish), without feeding bait; May to October each year for the peak of natural reproduction, once the introduction of breeding can automatically reproduce. Therefore, in the process of commercial aquaculture needs to be strictly prevented from escaping, in particular, to prevent the escape into the untouched ecological water bodies. Prevent destructive damage to local species.