Statements (64)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:species
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Murray_cod
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gptkbp:awards |
record catches recognized
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gptkbp:behavior |
solitary
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gptkbp:body_style |
elongated
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gptkbp:color |
during breeding season
greenish to brown dark mottled pattern |
gptkbp:common_name |
gptkb:Murray_cod
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts |
monitoring populations
stocking programs |
gptkbp:conservation_status |
vulnerable
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
important to Indigenous Australians
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gptkbp:dam |
key species in Australian waterways
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gptkbp:diet |
carnivorous
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gptkbp:distribution |
gptkb:Murray-Darling_Basin
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gptkbp:ecological_role |
top predator
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gptkbp:ecosystem |
important link in food web
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gptkbp:environmental_impact |
affected by water temperature changes
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gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Maccullochellidae
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gptkbp:first_described_by |
1838
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gptkbp:fishing_regulations |
angling
overfishing concerns strong local support popular among anglers catch and release encouraged support local economies live bait preferred protected species in some areas heavy tackle recommended closed during spawning season |
gptkbp:genetic_diversity |
high within populations
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gptkbp:genus |
Maccullochella
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gptkbp:habitat |
freshwater rivers
lakes and rivers deep pools |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maccullochella peelii
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gptkbp:is_essential_for |
sport fishery
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gptkbp:larval_stage |
planktonic
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gptkbp:legislation |
regulated fishing practices
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gptkbp:length |
1.8 meters
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gptkbp:lifespan |
up to 50 years
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gptkbp:local_names |
cod, Murray cod
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gptkbp:migration |
non-migratory
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gptkbp:native_to |
gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Perciformes
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gptkbp:predators |
larger fish
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gptkbp:reproduction |
spawning
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gptkbp:research_interest |
in fisheries biology
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gptkbp:scales |
large and rough
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gptkbp:seasonal_activities |
spawning in spring
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gptkbp:social_structure |
territorial
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gptkbp:species |
four pairs
cultured in farms |
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships |
with aquatic plants
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gptkbp:threats |
habitat loss
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gptkbp:water_management |
subject of ecological studies
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gptkbp:water_quality |
sensitive to pollution
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gptkbp:weight |
up to 113 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife |
important for conservation
critical for species survival competition with introduced species on smaller fish species |