Trout cod
Maccullochella macquariensis
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A large predatory fish from the Murray-Darling basin in Australia. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Maccullochella macquariensis
- Family
- Percichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Gryptes brisbani, Gryptes brisbanii, Grystes brisbani, Grystes brisbanii, Grystes macquariensis, Maccullochella peelii, Oligorus gibbiceps, Oligorus mitchelii, Oligorus mitchellii
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 85 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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