Nannoperca | |
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Photos by Jim Owens Western pygmy perch (N. vittata) male (top) and female (bottom) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percichthyidae |
Genus: |
Nannoperca Günther, 1861 |
Type species | |
Nannoperca australis Günther, 1861 |
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Synonyms | |
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male (top) and female (bottom)
Nannoperca is a genus of temperate perches endemic to Australia.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
Balston's pygmy perch, previously Nannoperca balstoni has now been renamed Nannatherina balstoni.