Little pygmy perch
The little pygmy perch (Nannoperca pygmaea) is a freshwater ray finned fish, a temperate perch from the family Percichthyidae endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is known from just four sites[2] in the Denmark catchment.[1] It is found in tannin stained, acidic and shallow streams in woodland dominated by Melaleuca rhaphiophylla.[3]
| Little pygmy perch | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percichthyidae |
| Genus: | Nannoperca |
| Species: | N. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoperca pygmaea D. L. Morgan, Beatty & M. Adams, 2013 | |
References
- Beatty, S.; Morgan, D.L. (2019). "Nannoperca pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122906197A123382291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122906197A123382291.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Little Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca pygmaea Morgan, Beatty & Adams 2013". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nannoperca pygmea" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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