Percichthyidae

Macquarie perch

Macquaria australasica

Forty Six Centimeters Percichthyid Fish of Australian Waters

• Temperate
• Coastal
• Upper river
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system. It is a member of the family Percichthyidae and is closely related to the golden perch (Macquaria ambigua). The Macquarie perch derives its scientific name from the Macquarie River where the first scientifically described specimen was collected (Macquaria) and a derivation of the Latin word for "southern" (australasica).