Paedocyprididae

Paedocypris carbunculus

Paedocypris carbunculus

One Point One Centimeters Paedocypridid Fish

• Red
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Paedocypris carbunculus, the Borneo paedocypris, is a tiny species of cyprinid fish endemic to peat swamps and blackwater streams in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. It is the most recently described species of the three in the genus Paedocypris and it reaches up to 11.5 mm (0.45 in) in standard length. This shoaling species has been kept and bred for several generations in aquariums.