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Schindleria brevipinguis

Schindleria brevipinguis (Scbre_m0.gif)
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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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