Yarra pygmy perch
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| Species: | N. obscura
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| Nannoperca obscura (Klunzinger, 1872)
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The Yarra pygmy perch, Nannoperca obscura, is a species of temperate perch endemic to Australia. It occurs in the coastal drainages of southeastern Australia, preferring streams and lakes with plentiful vegetation and flowing water. It feeds on small insects and their larvae, as well as small crustaceans. This species can reach a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in), though most only reach about 5 cm (2.0 in). Yarra pygmy perch are olive-green above, greenish-brown on the sides, and yellowish-white below, with chevron-shaped markings on rear half of the body.[2] It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3]
References
- ^ Wager, R. 1996. Nannoperca obscura. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2014.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray & Vanessa J. Thompson, 2011, Yarra Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca obscura, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4459
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Nannoperca obscura" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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