Nannoperca

Nannoperca
Photos by Jim Owens
Western pygmy perch (N. vittata)

male (top) and female (bottom)

Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Nannoperca
Günther, 1861
Type species
Nannoperca australis
Günther, 1861
Synonyms
  • Microperca Castelnau, 1872
  • Paradules Klunzinger, 1872
  • Edelia Castelnau, 1873
  • Percamia Bleeker, 1876

Nannoperca or pygmy perch is a genus of temperate perches endemic to freshwater systems of Australia.