Macquarie perch
Macquaria australasica
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The Macquarie perch is native to the southeastern Murray-Darling basin in Australia, from cool, clear rivers and streams with deep pools and rocky bottoms. It eats aquatic insects, crustaceans and molluscs. It spawns in spring in flowing water over gravel, where the eggs sink between the stones. Endangered. It is usually 30 to 40 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Macquaria australasica
- Family
- Percichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Dules christyi, Dules viverrinus, Murrayia bramoides, Murrayia cyprinoides, Murrayia guntheri, Murrayia jenkinsi, Murrayia riverina, Riverina fluviatilis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 4–25 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 46 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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