''Engaeus sternalis'', the Warragul burrowing crayfish, is a species of

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in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to

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. It is only known from locations on the Labertuche Creek and Wattle Creek (a tributary of Labertouche Creek) in west Gippsland. It is a cryptic, burrowing species with a very limited distribution, and virtually nothing is known about its ecology, population dynamics or habitat requirements.

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*Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. 2010.
Engaeus sternalis
'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Parastacidae Freshwater crustaceans of Australia Critically endangered fauna of Australia Crustaceans described in 1936 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Crayfish-stub