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See also:- MURRAY
- MURRAY (or MORAY), EARLS OF
- MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c. 1531-1570)
- MURRAY (or MORAY), SIR ROBERT (c. 1600-1673)
- MURRAY, ALEXANDER STUART (1841-1904)
- MURRAY, DAVID (1849– )
- MURRAY, EUSTACE CLARE GRENVILLE (1824–1881)
- MURRAY, JAMES (c. 1719-1794)
- MURRAY, JOHN
- MURRAY, JOHN (1778–1820)
- MURRAY, LINDLEY (1745–1826)
- MURRAY, LORD GEORGE (1694–1760)
- MURRAY, SIR JAMES AUGUSTUS HENRY (1837– )
- MURRAY, SIR JOHN (1841– )
MURRAY See also:COD (Oligorus macquariensis) , one of the largest of the numerous fresh-See also:water Perciform fishes of See also:Australia, and the most celebrated for its excellent flavour. It belongs to the See also:family Serranidae. Its taxonomic See also:affinities See also:lie in the direction of the See also:perch and not of the cod family. The shape of the See also:body is that of a perch, and the dorsal fin consists of a spinous
Murray Cod.
and rayed portion, the number of spines being eleven. The length of the spines varies with See also:age, old individuals having shorter spines—that is, a See also:lower dorsal fin. The See also:form of the See also:head and the dentition also resemble those of a perch, but none of the bones of the head has a serrated margin. The scales are small. The See also:colour varies in different localities; it is generally brownish, with a greenish tinge and numerous small dark See also:green spots. As implied by the name, this See also:fish has its headquarters in the Murray See also:River and its tributaries, but it occurs also in the See also:northern parts of New See also:South See also:Wales. It is the most important See also:food fish of these See also:rivers, and is said to attain a length of more than 3 ft. and a See also:weight of 120 lb.
End of Article: MURRAY COD (Oligorus macquariensis)
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