The little pygmy perch (Nannoperca pygmaea) is a freshwater species of ray finned fish, a temperate perch from the family Percichthyidae that is endemic to south-western Western Australia. It is known from just four sites[2] in the Denmark catchment.[1] It is found in tannin stained, acidic and shallow streams in woodland dominated by Melaleuca rhaphiophylla.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percichthyidae |
| Genus: | Nannoperca |
| Species: | N. pygmaea
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| Nannoperca pygmaea | |
References
edit- ^ a b Beatty, S.; Morgan, D.L. (2019). "Nannoperca pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122906197A123382291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122906197A123382291.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Little Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca pygmaea Morgan, Beatty & Adams 2013". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannoperca pygmea". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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