Editing Murray cod (section)

==Relationship with humans==
Murray cod play a very important role in the mythology of many [[Australian Aborigines|Aboriginal]] tribes in the Murray-Darling basin,<ref name=Allen-et-al2002/> and for some tribes, particularly those living along the Murray River, Murray cod were the icon species.<ref>[[David Unaipon|Unaipon, D.]] (2001) ''Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines'', p. 17, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne. {{ISBN|0-522-85246-7}}.</ref> The [[mythology|myth]]s of these tribes describe the creation of the Murray River by a gigantic Murray cod fleeing down a small creek to escape from a renowned hunter. In these myths, the fleeing Murray cod enlarges the river and the beating of its tail create the bends in it. The cod is eventually speared near the terminus of the Murray River, chopped into pieces, and the pieces thrown back into the river. The pieces become all the other fish species of the river. The cod's head is kept intact, told to "keep being Murray cod", and also thrown back into the river.<ref name="Rowland1989"/><ref name="Rowland2005"/>

Murray cod continue to play important roles in the culture of First Nations Peoples along the Murray and Darling rivers and the Murray-Darling Basin overall. <ref name=":1" />