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Appendix 1 - Fish species occurrence in NSW River Drainage Basins

Table 1 Fish species recorded in the (DWR catchment code 203) in the NSW Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCRL46 Casino Richmond River Casino NCRL50 Dunoon Rocky Creek Lismore NCRL48 Tintenbar Emigrant Creek Tintenbar NCUL60 Lismore Lismore

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey Acanthopagrus australis 10 Ambassis agassizii 10 Ambassis nigripinnis 11 Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Arius graeffei 10 Arrhamphus sclerolepis 10 Carcharhinus leucas 10 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gnathanodon speciosus 10 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 01 Herklotsichthys castelnaui 10 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Hypseleotris galii 11 Hypseleotris spp 1 0 Liza argentea 10 Macquaria colonorum 10 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Melanotaenia duboulayi 11 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus petardi 11 Notesthes robusta 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Philypnodon sp1 1 0 Platycephalus fuscus 10 Potamalosa richmondia 10 Pseudomugil signifer 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 28 14 *1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 2 Fish species recorded in the Clarence River drainage basin (DWR catchment code 204) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCM41 Dundurrabin Dundurrabin NCM44 Rozelle Guyra NCM42 Spring Ridge Nowlands Backwaters Guyra NCS52 Timbarra Clarence River Tabulam NCUL57 Coutts Crossing Coutts Crossing NCUL59 Gordon Brook Clarence River Gordon Brook

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Ambassis agassizii 10 Ambassis nigripinnis 11 Anguilla australis 11 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Arius graeffei 11 Carassius auratus 10 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 01 Craterocephalus marjoriae 11 Galaxias maculatus 01 Galaxias olidus 11 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Hypseleotris galii 11 Leiopotherapon unicolor 01 Maccullochella ikei 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Melanotaenia duboulayi 11 Mugil cephalus 10 Myxus petardi 11 Nannoperca oxleyana 01 Notesthes robusta 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 11 Pseudomugil signifer 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Rhadinocentrus ornatus 01 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 24 26

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 3 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 206) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCM45 Herbert Park Guyra NCS53 Bellbrook Macleay River Bellbrook

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Carassius auratus 10 Galaxias olidus 10 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gnathanodon speciosus 10 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Hypseleotris galii 01 Hypseleotris spp 01 Macquaria colonorum 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Melanotaenia duboulayi 11 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Potamalosa richmondia 10 Pseudomugil signifer 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 18 14

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 4 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 207) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCS51 Ellenborough Ellenborough NCUL56 Wilsons River

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Arrhamphus sclerolepis 10 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Herklotsichthys castelnaui 10 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Hypseleotris galii 11 Macquaria novemaculeata 11 Melanotaenia duboulayi 11 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus petardi 11 Notesthes robusta 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 11 Pseudomugil signifer 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 10 Total 18 15

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 5 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 208) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCM43 Linda Downs Nowendoc NCS55 Carinya Gloucester

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Carassius auratus 10 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gobiomorphus australis 10 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 10 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mugil cephalus 10 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 10 Oncorhynchus mykiss 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 10 Pseudomugil signifer 10 Retropinna semoni 10 Tandanus tandanus 10 Total 17 2

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 6 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 209) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCUL58 Stroud Karuah River Stroud

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Gobiomorphus australis 10 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 10 Hypseleotris galii 11 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mugil cephalus 10 Myxus petardi 11 Notesthes robusta 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Pseudomugil signifer 01 Retropinna semoni 10 Total 11 6

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 7 Fish species recorded in the Hunter River drainage basin (DWR catchment code 210) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

NCRL49 Dungog Williams River Dungog NCRL47 Elderslie Hunter River Singleton NCS54 Pecan Nut Farm Hunter River Muswellbrook NCZS82 Denman Denman

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Carassius auratus 11 Cyprinus carpio 10 Galaxias olidus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gobiomorphus australis 10 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Herklotsichthys castelnaui 10 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 16 10

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 8 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 212) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCM64 Lithgow Lithgow SCRL67 Mangrove Mountain Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain SCRL70 Wallacia Wallacia

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 11 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Carassius auratus 11 Cyprinus carpio 10 Galaxias maculatus 01 Galaxias olidus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 01 Hypseleotris galii 10 Maccullochella peelii 01 Macquaria australasica 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 11 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus petardi 11 Notesthes robusta 01 Oncorhynchus mykiss 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 01 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 17 21

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 9 Fish species recorded in the Coast - drainage basin (DWR catchment code 213) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCRL69 Sutherland Sydney

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Carassius auratus 01 Cyprinus carpio 11 Galaxias maculatus 10 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 10 Hypseleotris galii 01 Macquaria colonorum 10 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 01 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp110 Pseudomugil signifer 01 Redigobius macrostoma 10 Retropinna semoni 10 Salmo trutta 01 Total 13 11

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 10 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 215) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCRL66 Burrier Pump Station Shoalhaven River Nowra

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Carassius auratus 11 Cyprinus carpio 10 Galaxias brevipinnis 01 Galaxias maculatus 01 Galaxias olidus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 10 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Macquaria australasica 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mugil cephalus 11 Myxus elongatus 10 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp111 Potamalosa richmondia 10 Prototroctes maraena 01 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 01 Total 16 16

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 11 Fish species recorded in the Clyde River - Jervis Bay drainage basin (DWR catchment code 216) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCUL79 Mogo SCUL76 Tumble Bar Farm Clyde River Brooman

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Galaxias maculatus 11 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 10 Hypseleotris spp 01 Macquaria australasica 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mugil cephalus 01 Myxus petardi 10 Notesthes robusta 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp110 Prototroctes maraena 10 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 13 8

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 12 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 217) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCS73 Duea National Park Duea River Moruya

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 11 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Galaxias maculatus 11 Galaxias olidus 01 Gobiomorphus australis 01 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 11 Mordacia mordax 01 Mordacia praecox 11 Mugil cephalus 01 Notesthes robusta 10 Philypnodon sp110 Prototroctes maraena 10 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 01 Total 11 13

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 13 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 218) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCS74 Narrigundah Tuross River Bodalla SCUL78 Bodalla Tuross River Bodalla

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 11 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Galaxias maculatus 11 Gobiomorphus australis 11 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 11 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mordacia praecox 10 Mugil cephalus 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Philypnodon sp1 10 Prototroctes maraena 11 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 14 7

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 14 Fish species recorded in the Bega River drainage basin (DWR catchment code 219) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCRL68 Yarranung Bega SCS75 Morans Crossing River Bemboka

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 11 Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Carassius auratus 10 Galaxias maculatus 11 Gobiomorphus australis 10 Gobiomorphus coxii 11 Hypseleotris compressa 10 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mordacia mordax 01 Mordacia praecox 10 Mugil cephalus 10 Notesthes robusta 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp110 Prototroctes maraena 10 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 16 6

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 15 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 220) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCS72 Burragate Towamba River Burragate SCUL80 Narrabarba Wonboyn Lake Womboy Lake

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Galaxias maculatus 11 Gobiomorphus australis 10 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Oncorhynchus mykiss 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 8 2

Table 16 Fish species recorded in the River drainage basin (DWR catchment code 221) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCUL77 Timbilica Eden

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 01 Anguilla reinhardtii 11 Galaxias brevipinnis 01 Galaxias maculatus 11 Gobiomorphus australis 01 Gobiomorphus coxii 10 Hypseleotris compressa 01 Macquaria novemaculeata 10 Mordacia mordax 01 Mordacia praecox 10 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Philypnodon sp111 Prototroctes maraena 10 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 10 10

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*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996). Table 17 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 222) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

SCM62 Adaminaby SCM63 Arable Wullwye Creek Berridale SCM61 Bibbenluke Bombala SCM65 Bill Jeffery Memorial Park Delegate SCS71 No Name Reserve Snowy River Jindabyne

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Anguilla australis 10 Anguilla reinhardtii 10 Carassius auratus 10 Gadopsis marmoratus 11 Galaxias brevipinnis 11 Galaxias olidus 11 Oncorhynchus mykiss 11 Perca fluviatilis 11 Pseudaphritis urvillii 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 11 Salvelinus fontinalis 01 Total 11 8

Table 18 Fish species recorded in the Upper drainage basin (DWR catchment code 401) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

MUL37 Murray River Tintaldra

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Cyprinus carpio 10 Gadopsis bispinosus 10 Gadopsis marmoratus 01 Galaxias brevipinnis 10 Galaxias olidus 01 Oncorhynchus mykiss 10 Perca fluviatilis 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 10 Total 7 4

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*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

Table 19 Fish species recorded in the Murray River drainage basin (DWR catchment code 409) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

MRL27 Murray River Echuca MUL39 River Kyalite

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* 11 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 01 Cyprinus carpio 11 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Hypseleotris spp 10 Maccullochella peelii 01 Macquaria ambigua 11 01 Mordacia mordax 01 Nematalosa erebi 11 Perca fluviatilis 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Tinca tinca 01 Total 8 12

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 20 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 410) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

MM22 Benbullen Queanbeyan MM23 Cappawidgee River Bredbo MM24 Cooma MRL29 Bindawalla Colombo Creek MRL30 Glendale Murrumbidgee River Bookham MRL26 Bundidgerry Creek Narrandera MRL28 Readymix River Tumut MS35 Buckmasters Bridge Yass MS32 Coodravale Wee Jasper MUL40 Walbundrie MUL38 Willow Isles Murrumbidgee River

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Ambassis castelnaui 01 Anguilla australis 01 Bidyanus bidyanus 01 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 11 Cyprinus carpio 11 Gadopsis marmoratus 01 Galaxias olidus 11 Galaxias rostratus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Hypseleotris spp 1 1 Leiopotherapon unicolor 10 Maccullochella macquariensis 01 Maccullochella peelii 01 Macquaria ambigua 11 Macquaria australasica 11 Melanotaenia fluviatilis 10 Mogurnda adspersa 01 Mordacia mordax 01 Nannoperca oxleyana 01 Nematalosa erebi 11 Oncorhynchus mykiss 11 Perca fluviatilis 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 11 Tandanus tandanus 01 Tinca tinca 01 Total 15 25

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 21 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 412) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

MM21 Allonby Blayney MM25 Arkstone Black Springs MS33 Balbardie River Boorowa MS31 Little Narraway Lachlan River Rugby MS34 Tuena Abercombie River Tuena MUL36 Wheelba Bridge Lachlan River Hillston

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Ambassis castelnaui 01 Bidyanus bidyanus 11 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 01 Cyprinus carpio 11 Galaxias olidus 11 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Hypseleotris spp 11 Maccullochella peelii 01 Macquaria ambigua 11 Macquaria australasica 11 Nematalosa erebi 10 Oncorhynchus mykiss 11 Perca fluviatilis 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 11 Tandanus tandanus 01 Total 14 17

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 22 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 418) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

DM3 Riverview Gwydir River Yarrowyck DRL9 Benbraggie Gwydir River Bingarra DS15 Reata Horton River Upper Horton DUL18 Moree Moree

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Bidyanus bidyanus 10 Carassius auratus 11 Cyprinus carpio 10 Gadopsis marmoratus 11 Galaxias olidus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Hypseleotris species 11 Leiopotherapon unicolor 11 Maccullochella peelii 11 Macquaria ambigua 11 Melanotaenia fluviatilis 11 Nematalosa erebi 11 Perca fluviatilis 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 14 12

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 23 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 419) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

DM2 Comara MacDonald River Bendemeer DRL6 Vickery Bridge Namoi River DS11 Pontibah Peel River Attunga DZS81 Limbri

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Bidyanus bidyanus 11 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 01 Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum 01 Cyprinus carpio 10 Gadopsis marmoratus 10 Galaxias olidus 0# 1 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Hypseleotris spp 11 Leiopotherapon unicolor 01 Maccullochella peelii 11 Macquaria ambigua 11 Melanotaenia fluviatilis 11 Nematalosa erebi 11 Retropinna semoni 11 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 12 14

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996). # Galaxias olidus was recorded during the calibration experiment at the MacDonald River site, but not during standard rivers survey sampling.

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Table 24 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 420) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

DZUL82 Combogolong Castlereagh River Walgett

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Carassius auratus 01 Cyprinus carpio 10 Gadopsis marmoratus 01 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Hypseleotris spp 01 Leiopotherapon unicolor 10 Nematalosa erebi 01 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 3 6

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 25 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 421) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

DM5 Burrough Crossing Edith DM4 Charlton Rockley DM1 Riverlee Tarana DRL10 Burrendong Macquarie River Wellington DS13 Dunedoo DS12 Sofala Sofala DS14 Weonga Wellington DUL17 Bogan Bridge Bourke DUL20 Brewon Macquarie River DUL19 Koomora Bogan River

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Ambassis agassizii 10 Bidyanus bidyanus 01 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus fluviatilis 01 Cyprinus carpio 11 Gadopsis marmoratus 01 Galaxias olidus 11 Gambusia holbrooki 11 Hypseleotris spp 11 Leiopotherapon unicolor 11 Maccullochella peelii 11 Macquaria ambigua 11 Melanotaenia fluviatilis 10 Nematalosa erebi 11 Oncorhynchus mykiss 11 Perca fluviatilis 11 Philypnodon grandiceps 10 Retropinna semoni 11 Salmo trutta 11 Salvelinus fontinalis 01 Tandanus tandanus 11 Total 17 18

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Table 26 Fish species recorded in the drainage basin (DWR catchment code 425) in the NSW Rivers Survey ("1996 Survey") and a previous study (Llewellyn 1983)("1983 Survey").

Site code Site name Stream Nearest town

DRL8 Downham Farm Darling River Wentworth DRL7 Darling River Pooncarie DUL16 East Toorale Darling River Bourke

Species 1996 Survey* 1983 Survey* Bidyanus bidyanus 11 Carassius auratus 11 Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum 10 Cyprinus carpio 11 Gambusia holbrooki 01 Hypseleotris spp 10 Leiopotherapon unicolor 11 Maccullochella peelii 10 Macquaria ambigua 11 Melanotaenia fluviatilis 10 Nematalosa erebi 11 Perca fluviatilis 01 Retropinna semoni 11 Total 11 9

*1 - Species recorded, 0 - Species not recorded (Details of fish records at individual sites and times are given in Harris et al. (1996).

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Appendix 2 - Individual IBI metric values

Table 1 IBI metric values for all 12 metrics, 80 sites and four surveys of the NSW Rivers Survey.

Darling Montane Regulated Lowland Slopes Unregulated Lowland Site No. 1 2 345678910111213141582161718192081 Metric Survey 1 1 131135135133325 33331 2 131133133555335 35553 3 111113335353335 33533 4 1311353353353351335333 2 1 311553133135331 11111 2 331553131535111 13131 3 311511331335131 11331 4 3315531115151111111111 3 1 155115111511511 11111 2 111115111515555 11151 3 111111111515515 11111 4 1111151115155151111115 4 1 331115335155335 33553 2 133113133555355 35555 3 333135135553335 33555 4 3331353353553551335555 5 1 511335335111135 31333 2 311331333351135 35555 3 311335355131135 33533 4 5113353351351351335331 6 1 135333355113113 55353 2 111353555535311 53553 3 151113555531133 55553 4 5315555553333551555531

7 1 335335335333333 55333 2 331335355333335 55553 3 331313553333355 35533 4 3313353353333353353333 8 1 555555555555555 55555 2 555555555555555 55555 3 555555555553555 55555 4 5555535555555555555555 9 1 155331115115313 13351 2 153353113515351 11151 3 511111111111111 11111 4 5555511153353551111511 101 511555551553153 35115 2 515533131551313 31115 3 111111111111111 11111 4 5115555533333111533111 111 113111111111111 11131 2 151111311315131 15151 3 111111111111111 11131 4 1111111111131133111315 121 515151115131513 13551 2 555511331515131 55351 3 555515115535515 55553 4 5555513355551555555515 IBI 1 343238323844283446263236342938- 3236344028- 2 303628363636283632543850323838- 3644385434- 3 322822282034303438383432303042- 3234423830- 4 42342640444434344640365232385024363640402836

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Table 1 (continued)

Murray Montane Regulated Lowland Slopes Unregulated Lowland Site No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Metric Survey 1133333115315155331311 2 333 3133315335331553 3 33331513315135151553 4 33333113515135313353 2155555113315153511311 2 555 5335111155531331 3 55551311311155133331 4 55555335335151513111 3111111111111111115111 2 111 1111111111115111 3 11111111111111111111 4 11111111111111115111

4113113335555333133333 2 113 3333535515535353 3 11311335535553533533 4 13311313535555535353

5115335135155335133111 2 133 5115113515313333 3 13311315133513113313 4 15313115115535113133 6153553113311151131111 2 555 5133113153131351 3 53551511511115151531 4 51155111511151115111 7153333313313133331311 2 533 3331313153131333 3 53351511333115131333 4 33353131315115133333 8155555555555555555555 2 555 5555555555555555 3 55555555555555555555 4 55355555555555555555 9153553111311151111111 2 555 5133113153311131 3 11111111111111111111 4 51155111511151515111 10 1 15555555551355155551 2 133 5113531513515313 3 11111111111111111111 4 55511315153551515335

11 1 11111111313111111111 2 11513133313515533151 3 11113515111315151111 4 51315151313311311111

12 1 55555155151553515111 2 555 5355153555335111 3 55551555151555535111 4 55155115353555515515 IBI 1 38 42 42 42 42 24 28 42 36 32 36 26 46 36 28 30 32 28 22 18 2 38 40 46 NF 48 24 34 40 30 24 36 38 38 48 40 30 36 32 40 26 3 34 32 36 34 18 42 22 34 30 26 28 30 30 44 24 36 26 34 28 24 4 44 38 32 38 42 22 24 36 40 28 42 34 44 36 40 20 48 28 30 32

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Table 1 (continued)

North Coast Montane Regulated Lowland Slopes Unregulated Lowland Site No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 83 56 57 58 59 60 Metric Survey 1 1 111113153533313 53333 2 111113353533313 55355 3 111113353533313 53335 4 111113353533313153335 2 1 331313331553333 53513 2 311133355553335 55555 3 331313355513315 55535 4 331111335533335353515 3 1 351313355553335 55353 2 331311353533333 53355 3 331313355553335 55335 4 331333353533333151351 4 1 111115351533331 53333 2 111115351533315 55355 3 111113351533313 53335 4 111115351533335155335 5 1 111111153333311 53333 2 111113151533313 55355 3 111113153531311 33355 4 111113351533313153335 6 1 555555555555555 55555 2 555515555555555 55555 3 555535555555555 55555 4 555515555555535155555 7 1 553535555555555 55555 2 555535555555555 55555 3 555535555555555 55555 4 555535555555555355555 8 1 555553315553555 31533 2 555553535335535 51333 3 555555555555535 55555 4 555553515355355551535 9 1 511151111111111 11111 2 511153313135313 31133 3 111111111111111 11111 4 511153111135155151513 101 355555535555555 55555 2 355511555555555 53553 3 111111111151111 11111 4 355513555555355113551 111 111111131111111 11111 2 111131131311113 13131 3 111111131513115 55113 4 111111131111111155311 121 515555151355511 55155 2 555555153315515 35555 3 115115155555555 55335 4 555555555555555555555 IBI 1 383430363440324636484640423436- 5040404040 2 383432343038385240504046443050- 5246425450 3 282828282038325040524238382844- 5046383850 4 383632342840424840504446384050245640504046

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Table 1 (continued)

South Coast Montane Regulated Lowland Slopes Unregulated Lowland Site No. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Metric Survey 1 1 11111335531133133553 2 11113335531155355553 3 11 11333131133153333 4 11111335511133155553 2 1 11111353531333155555 2 11111353511335355551 3 11 11353531333353351 4 11111335511333333551 3 1 33315135515355355553 2 53333135335355335353 3 31 15135315353355335 4 51313335315335355535 4 1 31153533353113111551 2 13151555531151155551 3 55 31531531111131331 4 35151555551151155531 5 1 31131315531135131551 2 13131515513153155551 3 55 11311513111153333 4 35131515511151155533 6 1 55513555553555555555 2 31315555555555555555 3 11 15555555555555555 4 31513555555555555555 7 1 35513555553555555555 2 33313555553555555555 3 11 15555553555555555 4 31313535535555555555 8 1 55555555555555555555 2 55555355355555555555 3 55 55555555555555555 4 55555555155555555555 9 1 15131311153353155555 2 11133331131155331553 3 11 11111111111111111 4 11151135155555533555 101 51555555555535551355 2 55555555555553555555 3 11 11111111111111111 4 55515555553533553335 111 11111111331131111111 2 11111113311133311111 3 11 31111111133515131 4 11151115333133111351 121 55555315555555555355 2 55555515555555555155 3 55 55513355155531515 4 55555515535555553535 IBI 1 3634343234423848524836384648344842525644 2 3232303436444252504036365650425252505638 3 3028NF2432383434403432283836364438383836 4 3632323430463860483840405044405248565044

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