Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.
Wannon has or used to have 39 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Variegated Pygmy Perch.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Variegated Pygmy Perch
Nannoperca variegata
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Nannoperca variegata is found across 3 electorates.
The Variegated Pygmy Perch is a fish growing to six centimetres. Its colouring is highly variable, ranging from bright green or olive above, to tan or light brown on the sides grading to a whitish or orange belly. The upper part of the head, back and pectoral region are mostly golden. There is a dark spot on the base of the caudal fin, and a series of mid-lateral, dark blotches.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Changed surface and groundwater regimes
Climate change and severe weather
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
- River Swamp Wallaby-grass (Amphibromus fluitans)
- Tall Astelia (Astelia australiana)
- Downy Star-bush (Asterolasia phebalioides)
- Grampians Pincushion-lily (Borya mirabilis)
- Limestone Spider-orchid (Caladenia calcicola)
- Coloured Spider-orchid (Caladenia colorata)
- Elegant Spider-orchid (Caladenia formosa)
- Melblom's Spider-orchid (Caladenia hastata)
- Ornate Pink Fingers (Caladenia ornata)
- Dwarf Spider-orchid (Caladenia pumila)
- Greencomb Spider-orchid (Caladenia tensa)
- Candy Spider-orchid (Caladenia versicolor)
- Wrinkled Cassinia (Cassinia rugata)
- Grampians Bitter-pea (Daviesia laevis)
- Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena)
- Small Golden Moths Orchid (Diuris basaltica)
- Trailing Hop-bush (Dodonaea procumbens)
- Austral Pipewort (Eriocaulon australasicum)
- Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii)
- Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana)
- Drooping Grevillea (Grevillea floripendula)
- Anglesea Grevillea (Grevillea infecunda)
- Langi Ghiran Grevillea (Grevillea montis-cole subsp. brevistyla)
- Wingless Raspwort (Haloragis exalata subsp. exalata)
- Dergholm Guinea-flower (Hibbertia humifusa subsp. debilis)
- Sand Ixodia (Ixodia achillaeoides subsp. arenicola)
- Adamson's Blown-grass (Lachnagrostis adamsonii)
- Wrinkled Buttons (Leiocarpa gatesii)
- Spiny Pepper-cress (Lepidium aschersonii)
- Basalt Pepper-cress (Lepidium hyssopifolium)
- Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor)
- Grampians Rice-flower (Pimelea pagophila)
- Plains Rice-flower (Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens)
- Salt-lake Tussock-grass (Poa sallacustris)
- Kangaroo Island Pomaderris (Pomaderris halmaturina subsp. halmaturina)
- Gorae Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum diversiflorum)
- Maroon Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum frenchii)
- Dense Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum spicatum)
- Fragrant Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum suaveolens)
- Sturdy Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum validum)
- Basalt Greenhood (Pterostylis basaltica)
- Green-striped Greenhood (Pterostylis chlorogramma)
- Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata)
- Lowly Greenhood (Pterostylis despectans)
- Swamp Greenhood (Pterostylis tenuissima)
- Williamsons Bush-pea (Pultenaea williamsoniana)
- Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)
- Large-fruit Fireweed (Senecio macrocarpus)
- Swamp Fireweed (Senecio psilocarpus)
- Grampians Globe-pea (Sphaerolobium acanthos)
- Coast Dandelion (Taraxacum cygnorum)
- Metallic Sun-orchid (Thelymitra epipactoides)
- Spiral Sun-orchid (Thelymitra matthewsii)
- Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)
You are in federal electorate Wannon.