| Family: |
Paedocyprididae (Tiny carps) |
| Max. size: |
1.16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.14 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Asia: Malaysia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Paedocypris progenetica is distinguished from Paedocypris micromegethes by: a smaller maximum size (male 9.8mm, versus 11.6; female 10.3mm, versus 11.4), keratinized pad in front of male pelvic fins as a projecting knob (versus flat to slightly swollen), breeding tubercles on the dentary arranged in a straight row, without forming a cluster (versus forming a cluster of up to five closely set individual tubercles, subdistally on the lateral side of the dentary, supported by a conspicuous lateral bony extension), pelvic fins of female vestigial, or often missing (versus smaller than in male but similarly shaped), presence of pre-anal-fin-fold in female (a character unique among teleosts; versus absent in both sexes), dense small chromatophores in deep layer on abdomen appearing as a continuous patch, tiny black vermiculations on belly from throat to anus, including on male's pre-pelvic keratinized knob (versus large superficial, isolated chromatophores on belly from throat to anus, absent on male's keratinized pad), numerous small, contiguous chromatophores on middorsal line, organized in 3-5 rows, forming a broad stripe (versus few large isolated chromatophores, forming 1-3 irregular rows), pelvic-fin rays plain brown (versus with rows of spots). |
| Biology: |
Recorded from peat swamps (Ref. 84801). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 29 January 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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