Ewens pygmy perch
Nannoperca variegata
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A pygmy perch from Australia, from Ewens Ponds and nearby streams. It is most common in the creeks linking the ponds, among vegetation and debris. It eats aquatic insects and microcrustaceans. Endangered. It reaches 6.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nannoperca variegata
- Family
- Percichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Nannoperca variagata
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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