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& Walker 2004). Macquarie perch are now found as far north as the Abercrombie River in the Murray-Darling Basin, as well as the eastern coastal, Hawkesbury-Nepean, Georges and Shoalhaven river systems in New South Wales (Harris & Rowland 1996; Lintermans 2007). Translocated populations originating from individuals sourced from the Murray-Darling Basin are known in Cataract Reservoir and the Mongarlowe River, in the Hawkesbury-Nepean and Shoalhaven river systems respectively. In Victoria, populations are known from the Mitta Mitta, Ovens and Broken river catchments and several tributaries in the Goulburn River catchment, in addition to a translocated population in the Yarra River (Lintermans 2007).
The Macquarie perch was once an important and valued species for recreational fishing, and some recreational fishing is currently permitted in Victoria. However, the Macquarie perch has undergone a long-term decline in abundance; populations have become fragmented and the species is now absent from much of its former range
The national recovery plan summarises the current state of knowledge of the Macquarie perch and contains detailed information on the threats being faced by this species. The plan also provides a list of actions and strategies to assist in the recovery and viability of wild Macquarie perch populations throughout the species' range by focusing government, community and Indigenous groups support and involvement.
An accompanying Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) page provides additional information on the Macquarie perch. The SPRAT page is available at:
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

3 Species Information

    3.1 Names

Common name: Macquarie perch
Other historical and current common names: mountain perch, Murray perch, Macquarie's perch, black perch, black bream, Goulburn bream, silver-eye or white-eye, goggle eyes, humpy back, butterfish and snub-nosed perch.
The Macquarie perch was probably known as Wunnumberu (pronounced 'Wanambiyu') by the Dhudhuroa who lived along the upper Murray River and lower Kiewa and Mitta Mitta rivers (Trueman, 2011). Other possible names are Nooraderri and Gubir by the Wiradjuri who lived in the area bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee rivers (Trueman, 2011; About NSW, 2013).
Scientific name: Macquaria australasica (Cuvier 1830)

    3.2 Conservation status

The Macquarie perch is listed in the Endangered category in the threatened species list under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Species can also be listed as threatened under state and territory legislation. The Macquarie perch is listed under both the Australian Capital Territory Nature Conservation Act 2014 and the New South Wales Fisheries Management Act 1994 as 'Endangered'. It is also listed as 'threatened' in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and 'presumed extinct' in South Australia under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. For up-to-date information on the listing status of this species under relevant state or territory legislation, see