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Species profile—Macquaria novemaculeata (Australian bass)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Percichthyidae (basses and cods) → Macquaria novemaculeata (Australian bass)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Percichthyidae (basses and cods)
Scientific name
Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866)
Common name
Australian bass
WildNet taxon ID
27043
Synonym(s)
Dules novemaculeatus
Lates similis
Dules reinhardti
Percalates novemaculeatus
Alternate name(s)
freshwater perch
Eastern freshwater perch
Australian perch
perch
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27043.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022