Biology:Paedocypris carbunculus

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Paedocypris carbunculus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Paedocypris
Species:
P. carbunculus
Binomial name
Paedocypris carbunculus
Britz & Kottelat, 2008

Paedocypris carbunculus is a tiny species of cyprinid fish endemic to peat swamps and blackwater streams in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[2][3] It is the most recently described species of the three in the genus Paedocypris and it reaches up to 11.5 mm (0.45 in) in standard length.[3] This shoaling species has been kept and bred for several generations in aquariums.[3]

The male Paedocypris carbunculus has a unique pelvic fin, along with a keratinized pad, that allows the male to latch on to the female for sexual reproduction.[4]

References

  1. "Paedocypris carbunculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91067318/91067324. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Paedocypris carbunculus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kottelat, Maurice; Britz, Ralf (2008). "Paedocypris carbunculus, a new species from Borneo (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (2): 415–422. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/56rbz415-422.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2012. 
  4. Kottelat, M., Britz, R., Hui Tan, H., Witte, K. (2006). Paedocypris, a new genus of Southeast Asian cyprinid fish with a remarkable sexual dimorphism, comprises the world's smallest vertebrate. Proc. R. Soc. B.273895–899.

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