Nannoperca

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

male (top) and female (bottom)

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

Nannoperca is a genus of temperate perches endemic to Australia. [1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

Balston's pygmy perch, previously Nannoperca balstoni has now been renamed Nannatherina balstoni.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Nannoperca in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. 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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