Western population Olive Perchlet Ambassis agassizii
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Olive Perchlet are a small native fish that occur in both eastern (coastal) and western (Murray-Darling) drainages in NSW, but these populations may be genetically distinct.
The western population of the Olive Perchlet was once widespread throughout the Murray-Darling system of South Australia, Victoria, western New South Wales and southern Queensland.
This population has suffered a serious decline and is now found only at a few sites in the Darling River drainage.
The species is extinct in Victoria and has not been found in South Australia since 1983.
The western population of the Olive Perchlet is listed as an endangered population in NSW.
There are heavy penalties for harming, possessing, buying or selling them, or for harming their habitat.
The factsheet covers the following topics:
The western population of the Olive Perchlet was once widespread throughout the Murray-Darling system of South Australia, Victoria, western New South Wales and southern Queensland.
This population has suffered a serious decline and is now found only at a few sites in the Darling River drainage.
The species is extinct in Victoria and has not been found in South Australia since 1983.
The western population of the Olive Perchlet is listed as an endangered population in NSW.
There are heavy penalties for harming, possessing, buying or selling them, or for harming their habitat.
The factsheet covers the following topics:
- Description
- Habitat and ecology
- Why is the western population of Olive Perchlet threatened?
- Conservation and recovery actions
- Legal implications
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