Pandaka (fish)
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| Pandaka pygmaea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: |
Pandaka Herre, 1927 |
| Type species | |
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Pandaka pusilla Herre, 1927 |
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Pandaka is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae, native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of Asia and the western Pacific Ocean. Some species in the genus are among the smallest fish in the world; the male P. pygmaea can be just 9 mm (0.35 in) in standard length at maturity.
The genus name is from the Sanskrit pandaka.
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
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