The smallest fish in the world has been found lurking in the peat wetlands of Southeast Asia, say scientists. The record-busting newcomer, Paedocypris progenetica, is skinny and transparent, and a ...

Paedocypris progenetica, the world’s smallest fish on record, is a member of the carp family. The fish has a see-through body and a head that is unprotected by a skeleton. Photo courtesy of Maurice ...

Scientists have discovered the world's smallest fish on record in an acidic peat swamp in Indonesia, with a see-through body and a head that is unprotected by a skeleton, researchers said Wednesday.

PARIS (AFP) -- Scientists from Europe and Singapore say they have discovered the world's tiniest fish -- a species that lives in peat wetlands in Southeast Asia and, when fully grown, is the size of a ...

LONDRES.- Un diminuto pez descubierto en la isla indonesia de Sumatra es el animal vertebrado más pequeño del mundo, según ha publicado la revista científica británica Proceedings of The Royal Society ...

Biologists just discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch.

Mature females of the Paedocypris progenetica, a member of the carp family, grow to only 7.9mm and the males have enlarged pelvic fins and exceptionally large muscles that may be used to grasp the ...