Leptophilypnion

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Leptophilypnion is a genus of tiny fishes in the family Eleotridaeendemic to the Amazon Basin in South America. At less than 1 cm (0.4 in) in standard length they are the smallest sleeper gobies and among the smallest fish.[2] The larger Microphilypnus sleeper gobies are also found in the Amazon,[3] and sometimes occur together with Leptophilypnion.[2] The bottom-dwelling Leptophilypnion are typically found in shallow, stagnant or slow-flowing water among soft debris, leaf-litter or water plants.[2]

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. ↑Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leptophilypnion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. 1234Roberts, T.R. (2013): Leptophilypnion, a new genus with two new species of tiny central Amazonian gobioid fishes (Teleostei, Eleotridae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (2): 85–98.
  3. ↑Caires, R.A. (2013). Microphilypnus tapajosensis, a new species of eleotridid from the Tapajós basin, Brazil (Gobioidei: Eleotrididae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 155–160.