Paedocypris micromegethes is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sarawak in East Malaysia, where it is found in peat swamps. It is one of the smallest vertebrates in the world, with females reaching a maximum size of 11.6 mm.[3]
Paedocypris micromegethes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
Family: | Paedocyprididae |
Genus: | Paedocypris |
Species: | P. micromegethes
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Binomial name | |
Paedocypris micromegethes |
References
edit- ^ "Paedocypris micromegethes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paedocypris micromegethes". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ Kottelat, Maurice; Britz, Ralf; Heok Hui, Tan; Witte, Kai-Erik (2005). "Paedocypris, a new genus of Southeast Asian cyprinid fish with a remarkable sexual dimorphism, comprises the world's smallest vertebrate" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 273 (1589). The Royal Society: 895–899. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3419. PMC 1560243. PMID 16627273. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2012.895-899&rft.date=2005&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1560243#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/16627273&rft_id=info:doi/10.1098/rspb.2005.3419&rft.aulast=Kottelat&rft.aufirst=Maurice&rft.au=Britz, Ralf&rft.au=Heok Hui, Tan&rft.au=Witte, Kai-Erik&rft_id=http://www.eurocean.org/np4/file/133/Paedocypris_20__20the_20world_20s_20smal.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Paedocypris micromegethes" class="Z3988">