Dwarf pygmy goby

Dwarf pygmy goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Pandaka
Species:
P. pygmaea
Binomial name
Pandaka pygmaea
Herre, 1927
Pandaka pygmaea on a 2013 stamp sheet of the Philippines

The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby[2] (Pandaka pygmaea) is a tropical species of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae from brackish water and mangrove areas in Southeast Asia.[1][3] It is one of the smallest fish species in the world. Males reach maturity at a standard length of 0.9 cm (0.35 in) and can reach up to 1.1 cm (0.43 in) in standard length, while the females can grow up to 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in total length.[3] Adults weigh around 4 milligrams (0.00015 oz).[4] It is known as bia and tabios in the Philippines.[5]

  1. ^ a b Palla, H.P.; Torres, A.G.; Kesner-Reyes, K.; Guino-o, R.S. II, Ballad, E.L.; Ame, E.C.; Gonzalez, J.C.T.; Reyes, A.T.; Angeles, I.J.P.; Leander, N.J.S.; Gaerlan, R.S.P.; Garcia, M.P.C.; Cecilio, M.A.F.; Mamalangkap, M.D. (2021). "Pandaka pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15939A162163071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15939A162163071.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Animals. pawnation.com
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Balcombe, J. (2016). What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins. p. 16. ISBN 9780374714338.
  5. ^ "Pandaka pygmaea (Herre 1927)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2007., Guide to the Philippine Flora and Fauna, Band IX, ISBN 971-10-2627-9 (undated).