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Trout Cod – Maccullochella macquariensis. Murray Cod – Maccullochella peelii peelii. Bony Herring – Nematalosa erebi. River Blackfish – Gadopsis marmoratus. Commonly 40-50cm. Commonly 45-65cm. It has been recorded Commonly 10-20cm. Generally common Commonly 15-25cm. Once widespread but now reduced to up to 1.8m and 113.5kg, Australia's largest throughout the lower, slow-flowing rivers Also the Two-Spined Blackfish only two small breeding populations freshwater fish. of the Basin. G. bispinosus. and classified as endangered.© Gunther Schmida

Top Top Top Olive Perchlet – Ambassis agassizii. Commonly Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon – Mogurnda Australian Smelt – 4-6cm. Formally widespread in the Murray-Darling adspersa. Commonly Retropinna semoni. Commonly Basin, now largely restricted to the 6-8cm. Formerly widespread and abundant, 4-7cm. Generally recorded in larger lowland northern Basin. now only common in the northern Basin. streams. Flat-headed Gudgeon – Philypnodon grandiceps. Commonly 5-9cm. © Gunther Schmida © Gunther Schmida © Gunther Schmida Also the Dwarf Flat-headed Gudgeon. P. sp1. Another species in a related family is the Blue Bottom Bottom Spot Goby Pseudogobius olorum which is Bottom Southern Pygmy Perch – Nannoperca australis. Fly-specked Hardyhead (southern form) – generally confined to estuarine areas near the Murray-Darling Rainbowfish – Melanotaenia Commonly 4-6cm. This species has declined over Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus. Murray Mouth. fluviatilis. Commonly 5-7cm. Not found in much of its range in recent years. Also Yarra Pygmy Commonly 5-7cm. Also the Murray Hardyhead C. fast-flowing upland streams, generally restricted Perch – N. obscura, only found in the lower Murray fluviatilis and the Darling River Hardyhead C. to backwaters, billabongs and slow-flowing areas. within the Murray-Darling Basin. amniculus.

Top Top Shortheaded Lamprey – Mordacia mordax. Short-finned Eel – Anguilla australis. Commonly Commonly 10-20cm. Also the Pouched Lamprey Geotria 50-70cm. Rare within the Murray-Darling Basin. australis. Ammocetes (juveniles) are more commonly Also the Long-finned Eel – A. reinhardtii, which is seen than adults. Generally found in lower altitude parts of the Basin, they require access to the sea to complete Flat-headed Galaxias – Galaxias rostratus. known from the Condamine drainage in Qld. Congoli – Pseudaphritis urvillii, also known as their life-cycle. Commonly 6-9cm. Restricted to lower altitude Tupong. Commonly 15-20cm. Another estuarine areas of the Basin where it is often found in © Gunther Schmida species known to move into the freshwater © Gunther Schmida backwaters and billabongs. Also Climbing Galaxias reaches of the lower Murray is the Sea Mullet, G. brevipinnis, Mountain Galaxias G. olidus, and Bottom Mugil cephalus. the Common Jollytail G. maculatus. Bottom Spangled Perch – Golden Perch – Macquaria ambigua. Leiopotherapon unicolour. Commonly 10-20cm. Commonly 25-45cm. Widespread within reaches Widespread and common in lower altitude areas open to migration. of the Basin.

Freshwater Catfish – Tandanus tandanus. Commonly 30-45cm. Macquarie Perch – Macquaria australasica. Silver Perch – Bidyanus bidyanus. Commonly Western Carp Gudgeon – Hypseleotris klunzingeri. Formerly widespread in the mid and lower Commonly 25-35cm. 30-45cm. Widespread but patchy distribution. Commonly 3-5cm Also Lakes Carp Gudgeon, reaches. Shows very limited movement and Once widespread, now confined to upper Midgleys Carp Gudgeon and the Murray-Darling Like the Golden Perch, it migrates upstream to riverine populations have declined reaches. There have been large declines in the Carp Gudgeon. The taxonomy of the Carp spawn. There has been large declines in the considerably in recent years. species distribution and abundance and it is Gudgeons in the Basin is uncertain and species abundance and it is now classified as Also Hyrtl’s Tandan – Neosilurus hyrtlii in the now classified as endangered. identification is difficult as hybrids are common. endangered. northern Basin.