Nannoperca oxleyana
Endangered.
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch is a small light brown to olive fish that can be distinguished by:
They can grow to about 60mm in length but are more commonly seen around 35mm long.
Other species of pygmy perch
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch is a small freshwater fish endemic to the coastal region of eastern Australia from northern NSW to south-eastern Queensland. They also occur on Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke Islands. They have specific habitat requirements and are patchily distributed within this range.
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch mostly occur in swamps, creeks and lakes of coastal ‘walum’ swamps (Banksia-dominated coastal heath). They prefer slow-moving or still waters with plenty of in-stream aquatic vegetation or root-filled banks fringed with river-bank vegetation.