Microrasbora microphthalma

Microrasbora microphthalma is a species of cyprinid that is endemic to small hill streams in Yunnan, China. It belongs to the genus Microrasbora, which contains small danionins.[1] It reaches up to 2.6 cm (1.0 in) in standard length.[2]

Microrasbora microphthalma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Microrasbora
Species:
M. microphthalma
Binomial name
Microrasbora microphthalma
Jiang, Chen & Yang, 2008

References

  1. Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Microrasbora microphthalma" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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