anal papilla is very short and rounded in females, but is longer and very slender in males. P. pygmaea have dark spots, which forms 4 cross-bands, over the sides of its body. The bases of the fins are heavily pigmented, except for the ventral fins. It has 22 to 25 scales in longitudinal series. Behavior Feeding This species feeds on plankton. Reproduction P. pygmaea is an oviparous species. Miscellaneous Pandaka pygmaea was once portrayed on a Philippine ten centavo coin where, uniquely for a wildlife portrayal on coinage, it is depicted at life-size. The genus name is derived from the Filipino word pandak, meaning "dwarf" or "short of stature". See also Seven-figure pygmy goby References External links Photograph and Description of Pandaka pygmaea, Herre, 1927, Dwarf pygmy goby, Pandaka pygmaea, NSMT-P 66047, 1.0 cm SL, Fishes of Libong Island, Kahaku.Go.jp, retrieved on July 14, 2007 Pandaka pygmaea, Herre, 1927, Taxonomic Serial No.: 172193, ITIS.gov, retrieved on: July 14, 2007 Chen, Loris. Gobies: Going, Going, Gone? A WebQuest for 6-8th Grade (Science) (lchen@wyckoffschools.org), Ocean Biographic Information System, Census of Marine Life, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2002-2007. IOBIS.org, retrieved on July 14, 2007 Fenner, Bob. "True" or Combtooth Gobies, the Family Gobiidae, Wetwebmedia.com (undated), retrieved on July 14, 2007 Pandaka (fish) Fish of Indonesia Freshwater fish of Indonesia Fish of the Philippines Freshwater fish of the Philippines Fish of Singapore Taxa named by Albert William Herre Fish described in 1927