Mary River cod
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The Mary River cod (Maccullochella mariensis) is a species of temperate perch native to the coastal Mary River system of southern Queensland, Australia.[2] Mary River cod are one of Australia's most endangered freshwater fishes[3] and are notable for being the most northerly of the four Maccullochella cods found or once found in coastal river systems of eastern Australia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percichthyidae |
Genus: | Maccullochella |
Species: | M. mariensis |
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Maccullochella mariensis Rowland, 1993 | |
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The endangered status of the fish was one of the reasons that the Traveston Crossing Dam was not able to be built.[4]
The species is very territorial, staying in the same spot for 98% of the time, leaving only to feed and breed.[4]