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Nannoperca

Nannoperca or pygmy perch is a genus of temperate perches endemic to freshwater systems of Australia.

Last revised
Jul 16, 2026
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Length
220 w
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Nannoperca
Photos by Jim Owens
Western pygmy perch (N. vittata)

male (top) and female (bottom)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Nannoperca
Günther, 1861
Type species
Nannoperca australis
Günther, 18611
Synonyms2
  • Microperca Castelnau, 1872
  • Paradules Klunzinger, 1872
  • Edelia Castelnau, 1873
  • Percamia Bleeker, 1876

Nannoperca or pygmy perch is a genus of temperate perches endemic to freshwater systems of Australia.3

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:3

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nannoperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Percichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannoperca". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Balston's Pygmy Perch, Nannatherina balstoni Regan 1906". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2015.