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Maccullochella macquariensis

4 Trout Cod at Cotter River, ACT

Maccullochella macquariensis at Cotter River, ACT - 8 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Maccullochella macquariensis 12 Jan 2023 MattBeitzel
Maccullochella macquariensis 8 Jan 2023 thingofthejungle

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Significant sighting

12 Jan 2023

There are very few records of this threatened fish in our region

User's notes

First time seeing a trout cod in the Cotter River. The fish was approx 50cm and appeared in good condition.

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   12 Jan 2023
Confirmed as a Maccullochella macquariensis.

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Nearby sightings

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Cryptophis nigrescens (Eastern Small-eyed Snake) at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by BrianHerps Peltoschema basicollis (Leaf beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by Pirom Grevillea oxyantha subsp. oxyantha (Grevillea) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by Pirom Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Feb 2018 by JohnBundock Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Dec 2017 by HarveyPerkins
Cryptophis nigrescens (Eastern Small-eyed Snake) at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by BrianHerps
Peltoschema basicollis (Leaf beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by Pirom
Grevillea oxyantha subsp. oxyantha (Grevillea) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by Pirom
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Feb 2018 by JohnBundock
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Dec 2017 by HarveyPerkins

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Species information

  • Maccullochella macquariensis Scientific name
  • Trout Cod Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very Rare / Threatened
  • Non-Invasive

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  • less than 1m Depth of sighting

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