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luderick Austral.|ˈluːdərɪk, ˈlʌdrɪk|
Also ludrick.
[Aboriginal name.]
A perciform herbivorous food fish, Girella tricuspidata, which has a dark-coloured back and silvery belly; also called blackfish, black bream or perch.
1898E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 275/2 Luderick, or Ludrick, an aboriginal Gippsland name for a local variety of the fish Girella simplex. 1951T. C. Roughley Fish & Fisheries Austral. 92 In 1947, when a conference of fisheries officials from all Australian States was held to discuss the question of the diversity of the names of fish in the various States, it was decided to adopt the Victorian name of ‘luderick’ for this fish throughout Australia... The luderick is an estuarine fish found in all Australian States, but it occurs in its greatest numbers in New South Wales, southern Queensland, and Victoria. 1969Man (Austral.) Mar. 12/2 Over the seasons you get a variety of fish you'd be scratching to find anywhere else—drummer, luderick, [etc.]. |