Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
ACTINOPTERYGII
Family
PERCICHTHYIDAE
Genus
Macquaria
Species
novemaculeata
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Australian Bass
Alternate name
Percalates novemaculeata
Is historical
False
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QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
A potentially threatened catadromous species. Only females found in freshwater reaches of rivers. Inhabits lakes, rivers and small streams
Known location
Tallebudgera Creek, Logan River, Nerang River, Wolffdene, Albert River
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
? Egg collection, which exacerbates it naturally low recruitment rate
Management
2. Protection zones should be established around all nest sites.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active period
Active season
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Description
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