Nannoperca

Nannoperca
Photos by Jim Owens
Western pygmy perch (N. vittata)

male (top) and female (bottom)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Nannoperca
Günther, 1861
Type species
Nannoperca australis
Günther, 1861[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nannoperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Percichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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.


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