Southern pygmy perch

Nannoperca australis

Eight Point Five Centimeters Percichthyid Fish from Australian Waters

Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Temperate fish

The southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis), also known as the Tasmanian pygmy perch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the temperate perch family Percichthyidae, native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Nannoperca
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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