Fish Facts - Smallest Species

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Plainchin Dreamarm, one of the world's tiniest fishes. Tambja/GNU

10 Smallest Fishes of the World*

This Fishbase.org ranking is currently being disputed. See Flap Over Fishes.

  1. Plainchin dreamarm, Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis: 0.80 cm
  2. Sumatran Sliverfish, Paedocypris progenetica: 0.96 cm
  3. Pietsch's Anglerfish, Photocorynus spiniceps,: 1.00 cm
  4. Dwarf goby, Trimmatom nanus: 1.00 cm
  5. Dwarf pygmy goby, Pandaka pygmaea: 1.10 cm
  6. Okapi goby,Lythrypnus okapia: 1.11 cm
  7. Hawaiian Dwarf Goby, Eviota rubra: 1.16 cm
  8. Kottelat's Mosquito Carp, Paedocypris micromegethes: 1.16 cm
  9. Dwarf Leftvent Angelerfish, Linophryne argyresca: 1.20 cm
  10. South American Micro Darter, Microcharacidium weitzmani: 1.20 cm

Source: Fishbase
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