The world's smallest fish depends on the measurement used.
Based on minimum
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology.
Overall length
Standard length (SL) is ...
at maturity the main contenders are ''
Paedocypris progenetica'' where females can reach it at ,
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Retrieved January 25[ the stout infantfish (''Schindleria brevipinguis'') where females reach it at and males at ,][ and '']Photocorynus spiniceps
''Photocorynus'' is a monospecific genus of marine life, marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the family leftvent, Linophrynidae, the leftvents. The only species in the genus is ''Photocorynus spiniceps''.
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'' where males can reach it at , but are attached to the far larger females.[ and the two '' Leptophilypnion'' sleeper gobies are less than .][ A level of uncertainty about the full size range exists for some of these, as only a few specimens have been measured.][
Little or no data is available on weight of most of these, but at less than it is likely that the stout infantfish (''Schindleria brevipinguis'') is the smallest if using this feature.][
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List of smallest fish in the world
See also
* List of largest fish
*Smallest organisms The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of organism size, including volume, mass, height, length, or genome size.
Given the incomplete nature of scientific knowledge, it is possible that the smallest or ...
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