Pandaka (fish)
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''Pandaka'' is a
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of fish in the
goby The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general. The subord ...
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
,
Gobionellinae The Gobionellinae are a subfamily of fish which was formerly classified in the family Gobiidae, the gobies, but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the subfamily as part of the family Oxudercidae. Members of Gobionellinae mostl ...
, native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of
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and the western
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. Some species in the genus are among the
smallest fish The world's smallest fish depends on the measurement used. Based on minimum standard length at maturity the main contenders are '' Paedocypris progenetica'' where females can reach it at ,Genetic and geographical differentiation of ''Pandaka'' gobies in Japan.
''Ichthyological Research'' 51(3), 222-27.
the male ''P. pygmaea'' can be just in
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at maturity.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.
''Pandaka pygmaea''.
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The genus name is a word for a
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in the a number of languages of the Philippines and refers to the small size of these fish.


Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Pandaka bipunctata'' H. L. Wu, 2008 * '' Pandaka lidwilli'' ( McCulloch, 1917) (dwarf tiger goby) * '' Pandaka pusilla'' Herre, 1927 (tiny pygmy-goby) * ''
Pandaka pygmaea The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby (''Pandaka pygmaea'') is a tropical species of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae from brackish water and mangrove areas in Southeast Asia. It is one of the List of smallest fish, smallest fish species in ...
'' Herre, 1927 (dwarf pygmy goby) * '' Pandaka rouxi'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1911) (Roux's pygmy-goby) * '' Pandaka silvana'' (
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, 1943)
(dwarfgoby) * '' Pandaka trimaculata'' Akihito & Meguro, 1975


References

Gobionellinae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Albert William Herre {{Gobionellinae-stub