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Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica), pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
Subject: Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica), pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
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Voyage autour du monde (Poissons No. 14) (7067622325).jpg
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Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica), pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)


Yov.de la Coquille
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Macquarie Perch - Macquaria australasica
Pilotfish - Naucrates indicus - Naucrates ductor
Date 1825
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7067622325
Author Arthus Bertrand; Bory de Saint-Vincent; Adolphe Brongniart; Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville; Louis-Isidore Duperrey; Firmin-Didot (Firm); France.; Prosper Garnot; F.-É. Guérin-Méneville; R. P. Lesson
Full title Voyage autour du monde : exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voyage_autour_du_monde_(Poissons_No._14)_(7067622325).jpg

The Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system. It is a member of the Percichthyidae family and is closely related to the golden perch (Macquaria ambigua). The Macquarie perch derives its scientific name from the Macquarie River where the first scientifically described specimen was collected (Macquaria) and a derivation of the Latin word for "southern" (australasica).

The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around the host species; younger pilot fish are usually associated with jellyfish and drifting seaweeds.

Naucrates ductor
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