They might not be giants: The genetics behind why some fish remain tiny

Imagine you are a kind of fish called a goby, part of a huge family of more than 2,000 species. Maybe you’re of average size for a goby, about three to four inches long. Your longest relative is about four times your length—more than a foot long. Your smallest relative is similarly about four times smaller than you, clocking in at under an inch.

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