Species profile—Maccullochella peelii (Murray cod)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Percichthyidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=percichthyidae ) (basses and cods) → Maccullochella peelii (Murray cod)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/7010?f=.jpg )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=27041&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=27041&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=27041 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Percichthyidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=percichthyidae ) (basses and cods)
- Scientific name
- Maccullochella peelii (Mitchell, 1839)
- Common name
- Murray cod
- Type reference
- Mitchell, J. (1838). Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia, with descriptions of recently explored regions of Australia felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales: Vol. 1. T & W Boone, London. 351 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 27041
- Synonym(s)
- Maccullochella peelii peelii
Acerina peelii
Maccullochella peeli - Alternate name(s)
- goodoo
cod - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Maccullochella%20peelii )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Maccullochella%20peelii#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=MACCULLOCHELLA%2BPEELII )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27041 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27041 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
