Yarra pygmy perch
Nannoperca obscura
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A pygmy perch from southeastern Australia, from streams and small lakes with flowing water and dense vegetation. Endangered. It reaches 7.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nannoperca obscura
- Family
- Percichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Edelia obscura, Microperca yarrae, Paradules obscurus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 10–30 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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