Eastern Freshwater Cod

About

A large native river cod found only in the Clarence River system of northern NSW, now surviving mainly in remote, clean sections of the Nymboida/Mann and Guy Fawkes/Sara rivers after disappearing from most of its historic range through overfishing, mining pollution and habitat loss.

How to spot it

A deep-bodied, grouper-like freshwater fish with an intense yellow-gold back and flanks overlaid with dark mottling, giving it a leopard-like pattern; look for it (rarely, given its rarity) in deep clear pools with timber cover.

Found in

• Washpool National Park
• Guy Fawkes River National Park