Paedocypris micromegethes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Paedocyprididae
Genus: Paedocypris
Species: Paedocypris micromegethes

Name

Paedocypris micromegethes Kottelat, Britz, Tan & Witte, 2006: 896, Figs. 2c, d, 3-4

Holotype: ZRC 49869.

Paratypes: BMNH 2004.11.16.1-40 (40), 2004.11.16.41-60 (20); CMK 10942 (160 of 386); ZRC 39852 (19), 49870 (166).

Type locality: About 40 kilometers from Mukah on road Mukah Sibu, 2°54'29"N, 112°19'32"E, Sungai Gayao, Sarawak, Borneo.

References

• Kottelat, M. , R. Britz, H.H. Tan & K.-E. Witte 2006: Paedocypris, a new genus of southeast Asian cyprinid fish with a remarkable sexual dimorphism, comprises the world's smallest vertebrate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B (Biology), 273: 895–899.
• Paedocypris micromegethes in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Britz, R. & M. Kottelat 2008: Paedocypris carbunculus, a new species of miniature fish from Borneo (Teleostei: Cypriniiformes: Cyprinidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 56 (2): 415–422.