Australian BassMary River Cod |
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Scientific name |
Macquaria novemaculeata |
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Other names |
bass, estuary perch |
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Frequent misidentifications |
silver perch |
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Freshwater environment, occasionally enters estuaries during spawning season in winter or peak flood periods Found in South East Queensland, north to the Burnett River system Also stocked in many impoundments. |
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Features that distinguish Australian bass from silver perch |
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Scientific name |
Maccullochella peelii mariensis |
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Frequent misidentifications |
Murray cod |
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Description |
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Restricted to the Mary river catchment and stocked in some SEQ impoundments. Likes areas of low flow, resides around undercut banks and fallen timber. |
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Stocked impoundments where Mary River cod can be taken |
Upstream of the walls of Cressbrook, Hinze, Maroon, Moogerah, North Pine, Somerset and Wivenhoe Dams and lakes Dyer (Bill Gunn dam) and Clarendon. |
Scientific name |
Macquaria ambigua |
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Other names |
None |
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Frequent misidentifications |
Australian bass |
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Silver Perch
Scientific name |
Bidyanus bidyanus |
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Other names |
None |
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Frequent misidentifications |
Barcoo grunter, Welsh´s grunter |
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Rivers lakes and impoundments preferring areas of rapid flow |
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