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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Microrasbora microphthalma" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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