Nannoperca australis Günther, 1861
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis), also known as the Tasmanian pygmy perch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the temperate perch family Percichthyidae, native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern pygmy perch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:16:34.552966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nannoperca australis Günther, 1861
- Name authority
- Günther, 1861
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Percichthyidae
- Genus
- Nannoperca
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyPercichthyidae Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890
- genusNannoperca Günther, 1861
- speciesNannoperca australis Günther, 1861
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nannoperca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nannoperca vittata (Castelnau, 1873) | PercichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxleyan pygmy perchNannoperca oxleyana Whitley, 1940 | PercichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nannoperca pygmaea Morgan, Beatty & Adams, 2013 | PercichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| golden pygmy perchNannoperca variegata Kuiter & Allen, 1986 | PercichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Microperca tasmaniae Johnston, 1883 Johnston, 1883 | synonym |
| Paradules leetus Klunzinger, 1872 Klunzinger, 1872 | synonym |
| Nannoperca australis flindersi Scott, 1971 Scott, 1971 | synonym |
| Nannoperca riverinae Macleay, 1881 Macleay, 1881 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1861). On a new genus of Australian freshwater fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861, (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 26 Mar. 1861): 116–117, Pl. 19 (fig. 2). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45ML9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.