the world's smallest fish

World's smallest fish

World's smallest vertebrate, the female Paedocypris fish is 7.9mm long. © Raffles Museum

Scientists have discovered a fish living in forest swamps on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that is only 7.9mm long.

The species of fish belongs to the carp family and is called Paedocypris progenetica . It is the world's smallest vertebrate or backboned animal.

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