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Sinarapan

Sinarapan
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Gobiidae[?]
Genus:Misthicthys[?]
Species:luzonensis
Binomial name
Mistichthys luzonensis

The sinarapan (Mistichthys luzonensis) is the world's smallest commercially-harvested fish located only in the Philippines. They are endemic to the Bicol Region, specifically in Lake Buhi[?], Lake Bato[?], Bicol River[?] and other bodies of water in Camarines Sur province.

Sinarapan are a type of goby[?] and they are transparent, except for the black eyes. The fish have an average length of 12.5 millimeters. Males are smaller than females.

Today, the sinarapan are threatened with extinction due to overfishing.

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