Little pygmy perch

Nannoperca pygmaea

Endemic Percichthyid Fish of Australian Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

The little pygmy perch (Nannoperca pygmaea) is a freshwater species of ray finned fish, a temperate perch from the family Percichthyidae that is endemic to south-western Western Australia. It is known from just four sites in the Denmark catchment. It is found in tannin stained, acidic and shallow streams in woodland dominated by Melaleuca rhaphiophylla.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Nannoperca
Maximum length: 3.9 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: Western Australia. The rarity of the species and restricted range requires urgent protection at the state and federal level.

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