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 their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
at maturity the main contenders are ''
Paedocypris progenetica
''Paedocypris progenetica'' is a species of tiny cyprinid fish endemic to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Bintan where it is found in peat swamps and blackwater streams. It was discovered by Singaporean ichthyologist Heok Hui
Tan. He has ...
'' where females can reach it at ,
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Retrieved February 3, 2006
Retrieved January 25[ the ]stout infantfish
''Schindleria brevipinguis'' is a species of marine fish in family Gobiidae of Perciformes. Known as the stout infantfish, it is native to Australia's Great Barrier Reef and to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
Anatomy
''S. brevipinguis'' is among ...
(''Schindleria brevipinguis'') where females reach it at and males at ,[ and '']Photocorynus spiniceps
''Photocorynus spiniceps'' is a species of anglerfish in the family Linophrynidae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Photocorynus''.
The known mature male individuals are 6.2–7.3 millimeters (0.25-0.3 inches), smaller than any other ma ...
'' 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
Fish vary greatly in size. The whale shark and basking shark exceed all other fish by a considerable margin in weight and length. Fish are a paraphyletic group that describes aquatic vertebrates while excluding tetrapods, and the bony fish that ...
*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 smalle ...
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