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World's Tiniest Vertebrate Found

Posted by michael on from the crunchy dept.

foidulus writes "The BBC reports that American scientists have identified the world's tiniest fish living around Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It is also the tiniest animal with a backbone. The male of the stout infantfish is only about 7 mm(or less than 1/4 of an inch) long. It has a life span of only around 2 months which scientists say may be an advantage because it can evolve rapidly."

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  1. What's that in the picture? by DeComposer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Am I the only one who thinks they're showing a picture of the wrong fish?

    The areticle clearly states that the stout infantfish is ~7mm long. The picture shows a fish that is clearly 10mm long. Which makes me think that the picture they're actually showing is a picture of the world's second smallest fish, the goby fish.

    Stupid beeb editor.

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