Smallest Vertebrate found in Sumatra

NPR has a story on the discovery of a miniscule fish in the peat bogs of Sumatra. It was found by Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat while he was documenting the animal life in the bog. Maurice claims to have found 450 new species of fish.

One interesting thing that was mentioned on the radio but not in the online story is that the fish's skull is only jawbones.... its brain is only protected by skin.