Macquaria
| Maquaria | |
|---|---|
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| Golden perch, M. ambigua | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percichthyidae |
| Genus: | Macquaria G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Macquaria australasica G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macquaria is a genus of medium-sized, predatory temperate perches endemic to Australia. They are found in rivers and estuaries of the eastern part of the continent.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Macquaria ambigua (J. Richardson, 1845) (golden perch)
- Macquaria australasica G. Cuvier, 1830 (Macquarie perch)
- Macquaria colonorum (Günther, 1863) (estuary perch)
- Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866) (Australian bass)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Macquaria in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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