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Individuals of the Paedocypris genus can be just 7.9mm long at maturity, scientists write in a journal published by the UK's Royal Society.
But they warn long-term prospects for the fish are poor, because of rapid destruction of Indonesian peat swamps.
The fish have to survive in extreme habitats - pools of acid water in a tropical forest swamp.
Food is scarce but the Paedocypris - smaller than other fish by a few tenths of a millimetre - can sustain their small bodies grazing on plankton near the bottom of the water.
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3 comments:
Pinky the Fish feels mighty as he looks at this fish.
Pinky is a betta. He's pretty mellow for a betta.
Wow this is quite facinating. It kind of reminds me of the tiny catfish they found in the amazon that looks more like an earthworm
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