Maccullochella peelii

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	PERCICHTHYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Mitchell, 1838)

Common Name/s:

English

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Murray Cod, Murray River Cod

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered C2a ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Wager, R.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1994	–	Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Range Description:	Found throughout most of the Murray-Darling River system of South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, except for the upper reaches of the southern tributaries. Has been introduced into many lakes and dams throughout Victoria and New South Wales.
Countries:	Native: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
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Population:	Their abundance has been drastically reduced across their natural range and they are now considered rare in many Victorian tributaries.

Population:

Their abundance has been drastically reduced across their natural range and they are now considered rare in many Victorian tributaries.

Habitat and Ecology:	Live in a wide range of habitats, from clear, rocky streams to slow flowing, turbid rivers and billabongs.
Systems:	Freshwater

Citation:	Wager, R. 1996. Maccullochella peelii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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