Clarence River Cod
Maccullochella ikei
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Fish
The eastern freshwater cod, also known as the eastern cod or Clarence River cod, is a large predatory freshwater fish of the genus Maccullochella and the family Percichthyidae, that occur in the coastal Clarence River system of north-eastern New South Wales. Eastern freshwater cod are closely related to the Murray cod of the Murray-Darling River system, and are considered an icon of the Clarence River system.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Genus
- Maccullochella