To answer the much debated question.... Are there
anadromous fish in Australia?
Australia does not natively have any truly anadromous
fish. Although some species such as
mullet, particular bass species and eels will travel between the ocean, estuary, and freshwater river systems they spawn in the ocean and do not exhibit the migration patterns
of anadromous species. Such fish can be
classified as amphidromous species because there migration to fresh water is
not for the purpose of breeding but occurs regularly in specific stages of the
life cycle.
Note that Australia does have Australian Salmon but they are
in no way related to salmon species in the northern hemisphere (salmonidae
family) nor are they anadromous. They
are a marine species that belong to the arripidae family and was named the
Australian Salmon by European settlers due to their superficial resemblance to
the salmonidae family.
The Australian Salmon... Bag limit of 5
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