Biology:Nannoperca
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Photos by Jim Owens Western pygmy perch (N. vittata) male (top) and female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percichthyidae |
| Genus: | Nannoperca Günther, 1861 |
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| Nannoperca australis Günther, 1861[1]
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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]
- Nannoperca australis Günther, 1861 (Southern pygmy perch)
- Nannoperca obscura (Klunzinger, 1872) (Yarra pygmy perch)
- Nannoperca oxleyana Whitley, 1940 (Oxleyan pygmy perch)
- Nannoperca pygmaea D. L. Morgan, Beatty & M. Adams, 2013 (little pygmy perch)
- Nannoperca variegata Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1986 (golden pygmy perch)
- Nannoperca vittata (Castelnau, 1873) (western pygmy perch)
- Balston's pygmy perch, previously Nannoperca balstoni, has now been renamed Nannatherina balstoni.[4]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Nannoperca". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2854.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Percichthyidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Percichthyidae.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Nannoperca in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Balston's Pygmy Perch, Nannatherina balstoni Regan 1906". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1827. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q2754560 entry
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