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  5. Temperate perches (Percichthyidae)

Temperate perches (Percichthyidae)

The Temperate perches (Percichthyidae) family has 19 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 4 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Australian bass (Macquaria australasica)Australian bassMacquaria australasica
  • Golden pygmy perch (Nannoperca variegata)Golden pygmy perchNannoperca variegata
  • River blackfish (Gadopsis marmoratus)River blackfishGadopsis marmoratus
  • Trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)Trout codMaccullochella macquariensis
  • Balston's pygmy perchNannatherina balstoni
  • Creole perch (Percichthys trucha)Creole perchPercichthys trucha
  • Eastern freshwater codMaccullochella ikei
  • Estuary perchMacquaria colonorum
  • Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua)Golden perchMacquaria ambigua
  • Largemouth perchPercichthys colhuapiensis
  • Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi)Mandarin fishSiniperca chuatsi
  • Mary River codMaccullochella mariensis
  • Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii)Murray codMaccullochella peelii
  • NightfishBostockia porosa
  • Oxleyan pygmy perchNannoperca oxleyana
  • Tasmanian pigmy perch (Nannoperca australis)Tasmanian pigmy perchNannoperca australis
  • Two-spined blackfishGadopsis bispinosus
  • Western pygmy perchEdelia vittata
  • Yarra pygmy perchNannoperca obscura
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