Australian bass

Australian bass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Genus: Percalates
Species:
P. novemaculeata
Binomial name
Percalates novemaculeata
(Steindachner, 1866)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Dules novemaculeatus Steindachner, 1866
  • Dules reinhardti Steindachner, 1867
  • Lates similis Castelnau, 1872
  • Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866)

The Australian bass (Percalates novemaculeata)[2] is a small-to-medium-sized species of primarily freshwater (but estuarine spawning) ray-finned fish found in coastal rivers and streams along the east coast of Australia. A member of the genus Percalates from the order Centrarchiformes, the Australian bass is an important member of the native fish assemblages found in east coast river systems. It is a native predatory fish[3] and an extremely popular game fish species among anglers.[4][5] The species was simply called perch in most coastal rivers where it was caught until the 1960s, when the name "Australian bass" started to gain popularity.[4]

  1. ^ a b Butler, G.; Brooks, S. & Raadik, T. (2019). "Percalates novemaculeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T83130397A129086006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T83130397A129086006.en. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percalates novemaculeata". FishBase.
  3. ^ Harris JH (1985a). Diet of Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata (Perciformes: Percichthyidae) in the Sydney Basin. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 219–234.
  4. ^ a b Bethune J (1993). 'Bethune on Bass'. Simon & Schuster Australia, East Roseville, NSW, Australia. 93 pages.
  5. ^ Lewers D (1995). 'Fabulous bass and how to catch them'. Horwitz, St Leonards, NSW, Australia. 192 pages.