What is Yabby?
[[Image:Cherax destructor (Cyan yabby).jpg|thumb|''Cherax destructor'' ([[common yabby]])]] '''Yabby''' or '''Yabbie''' is a name given in [[Australia]] to two different kinds of [[crustacean]]. # A [[freshwater]] yabby is a [[crayfish]] of the genus ''[[Cherax]]''. They are often caught for food. They are found in dams, ponds, lakes and rivers in Australia's Eastern States. # A [[Marine biology|marine]] yabby is a ghost [[shrimp]], which lives in deep burrows in the [[intertidal zone]]. They are used as [[bait]] for fishing, especially in [[Queensland]] and northern [[New South Wales]]. A common species in south-eastern Australia is the [[Bass yabby]], ''Trypaea australiensis''. [[Category:Crustaceans]]