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Paedocypris carbunculus

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Species of fish

Paedocypris carbunculus
Male (top), female (bottom)
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Paedocyprididae
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. 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. This shoaling species has been kept and bred for several generations in aquariums.

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.

References

  1. "Paedocypris carbunculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paedocypris carbunculus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Kottelat, Maurice & Britz, Ralf (2008). "Paedocypris carbunculus, a new species from Borneo (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 56 (2): 415–422. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Paedocypris carbunculus


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