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Microrasbora microphthalma

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Microrasbora microphthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

References

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  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microrasbora microphthalma". FishBase. March 2015 version.