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Schindleria brevipinguis
(Scbre_m0.gif)
Ref. No. 52019,
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Size (cm):
Locality:
Australia, Caster Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Sex/Stage:
male
Date:
Reference:
Watson, W. and H.J. Walker Jr., 2004
The world's smallest vertebrate,
Schindleria brevipinguis
, a new paedomorphic species in the family Schindleriidae (Perciformes: Gobioidei).
Source:
Remark:
Paratype; 6.6 mm male; AMS I.26323-003; note that branchiostegal area is somewhat damaged. Enlarged lateral (left) and ventral (right) views of urogenital papilla are shown below.
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