Gadopsis
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The Gadopsis genus is a genus of small to medium sized predatory Australia
n native freshwater fish. The Gadopsis genus was formerly considered to be in a family of its own (Gadopsidae) but is now generally considered to be part of the Percichthyidae family. Currently two species — river blackfish
(Gadopsis marmoratus) and two-spined blackfish
— are in the Gadopsis genus, but undescribed blackfish species are considered to exist, and may be added to the genus.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n native freshwater fish. The Gadopsis genus was formerly considered to be in a family of its own (Gadopsidae) but is now generally considered to be part of the Percichthyidae family. Currently two species — river blackfish
River Blackfish
The river blackfish, is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system, found from southern Queensland through to central Victoria. It is also found in some eastern and southern flowing coastal rivers...
(Gadopsis marmoratus) and two-spined blackfish
Two-spined blackfish
The two-spined blackfish, Gadopsis bispinosus, is an Australian native freshwater fish. It is a speciated, more specialised upland variant of the river blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus....
— are in the Gadopsis genus, but undescribed blackfish species are considered to exist, and may be added to the genus.