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The Murray cod is a fish that only lives in the Murray-Darling River system. Although they are called cod, they aren't related to the northern hemisphere cod.

The Murray cod's conservation status is Vulnerable. They are threatened because of previous overfishing, as well as dams, and introduced carp and illnesses.

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When was Murray cod created?

Murray cod was created in 1838.


Where does the Murray Cod live?

A Murray Cod is a type of fish, common to Australia.


What does Murray cod eat?

Where are people getting their information for this. The Murray cod doesn’t live anywhere else beside the Murray river . Really? Lol.


Do Murray cod eat people?

no.


Is cod endangered?

no there are about a million users of call of duty5 an call of duty 6 will come out soonThe correct answer would be about the fish and the Cod is not a endangered species, although there may be an endangered variety of COD.


In what Australian river are Murray cod found?

Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) only occur naturally in the Murray-Darling river system. They were originally present in almost all parts of the Murray-Darling system. They once occurred in surprisingly small streams before they were silted and degraded by bad farming practices, and contrary to popular belief, originally occured in cool, quickly flowing upland rivers to quite high altitudes. Murray cod still occur in some high altitude upland rivers in northern NSW. Murray cod have been introduced to some river systems outside of their natural range. Murray cod also manage to cross the Great Dividing Range into the Clarence River system between 1 and 2 million years ago in a natural river capture event, where a Clarence tributary cut into and captured the upper reaches of a Murray-Darling tributary. However, the cod that got into the Clarence River system have evolved into a separate species of cod called Eastern Freshwater Cod (Maccullochella ikei) or Eastern Cod for short. Through this mechanism cod also colonised the Richmond, Brisbane and Mary River systems, also likely to have been between 1 and 2 million years ago. Richmond and Brisbane River cod are now extinct. Mary River cod survive today but are endangered, as are Eastern cod. Murray cod are also considered threatened.


Are cod extincted?

Some species of cod are endangered, but as a whole the cod is far from extinct.


Is the Antarctic cod endangered?

Not extinct


Has a Murray Cod got a vertebrate or a in vertebrate?

Vertebrate :)


Are north Atlantic cod endangered?

yes


How do you find the sex of male or female Murray cod?

If you kill a Murray cod, you can tell if they are male or female by cutting them open and by looking at their gonads, which are their reproductive organs. However, this is a very bad idea considering how rare Murray cod are. If you are not prepared to kill a Murray cod, you will not be able to tell if it is male or female, either by size or appearance, for most of the year. (Male and female Murray cod look the same and grow to basically the same size.) However, for several months in late winter/early spring female Murray cod can be recognised because their belly region will be noticeably swollen with the large eggs they are carrying and their vent will be swollen and purple or red.


What happens to the Murray cod when water salinity are increase?

Murray cod are actually very tolerant of rising salinity levels. As a matter of fact, aquariums which keep Murray cod add small amounts of ordinary sea salt to the water because it imrpoves the health of the fish and minimises bacteria in the water.