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'''''Sundadanio''''' is a genus of very small [[cyprinid]] fishes from freshwater habitats (typically [[peat]] swamps and streams) in [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]] in southeast Asia.
'''''Sundadanio''''' is a genus of [[cyprinid]] fishes from freshwater habitats (typically [[peat]] swamps and streams) in [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]] in southeast Asia. They are very small, but still larger than their close relatives ''[[Paedocypris]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Evolution of miniaturization and the phylogenetic position of Paedocypris, comprising the world's smallest vertebrate|first=Lukas|last=Rüber|author2=Kottelat, Maurice |author3=Tan, Heok Hui |author4=Ng, Peter KL |author5= Britz, Ralf |journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology|year=2007|volume=7|pmid=17355618|pmc=1838906|pages=1–10|doi=10.1186/1471-2148-7-38}}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==

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Sundadanio
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Sundadanio

Type species
Rasbora axelrodi
Brittan, 1976

Sundadanio is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater habitats (typically peat swamps and streams) in Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia. They are very small, but still larger than their close relatives Paedocypris.[1]

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Rüber, Lukas; Kottelat, Maurice; Tan, Heok Hui; Ng, Peter KL; Britz, Ralf (2007). "Evolution of miniaturization and the phylogenetic position of Paedocypris, comprising the world's smallest vertebrate". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7: 1–10. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-38. PMC 1838906. PMID 17355618.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Sundadanio in FishBase. February 2013 version.