Oxleyan pygmy perch
Nannoperca oxleyana
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A pygmy perch from eastern Australia, from dune lakes, ponds, creeks and swamps with dense vegetation and dark, acidic water. It feeds mainly on aquatic insects and their larvae. Endangered. It reaches 7.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nannoperca oxleyana
- Family
- Percichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 16–30 °C
- pH
- 6–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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