Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Percichthyidae Temperate perches

Genus: Macquaria

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Photo by Yau, B.

Oceania
Max. Length 76 cm SL
Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845)

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Macquaria ambigua
[Golden perch]

Photo by Kaminskas, S.

Oceania
Max. Length 46 cm SL
Macquaria australasica Cuvier, 1830

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Macquaria australasica
[Macquarie perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Macquaria ambigua Golden perch Oceania 76 SL 1845
Macquaria australasica Macquarie perch Oceania 46 SL 1830



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