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Which Is The Smallest Fish In The World?

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Posted on: July 27, 2011
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Which Is The Smallest Fish In The World?

Paedocypris progenetica

Paedocypris progenetica

We know that there will be a large variety of small and big fishes in the world.  Scientists have discovered that Paedocypris progenetica specimen fish is the smallest fish in the world. It is the smallest creature of all the vertebrates in the world. It is just 7.9 millimeters long. It is such a small fish that its length is not even one third of an inch. This fish is discovered in the swamps of Sumatra in Indonesia. Being transparent, this fish looks like larva. This fish lives only in the water in tea brown. Water in which these fishes will live has hundred times more acidic nature than that of rain water. Animal scientist Ralf Britz belonging to Natural History Museum in London has discovered this smallest fish. He told that the fish is extremely wonderful out of all fishes he has seen in his career.

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