Danio kyathit
Danio kyathit is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the upper reaches of Irrawaddy River near Myitkyina in northern Myanmar.[1][2] Described in 1998, it is closely related to the better-known zebrafish or zebra danio, D. rerio.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Danio |
| Species: | D. kyathit |
| Binomial name | |
| Danio kyathit F. Fang, 1998 | |
Description
The two morphs of Danio kyathit
A smallish cyprinoid with a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in), the females are thicker and less streamlined in the body than males. The two recognised colour morphs are a striped form known as the orange-finned danio, and a spotted form known by the common name ocelot danio, which may be confused with the leopard danio. Individual fish may show variations in markings intermediate to the spotted and striped forms.
References
- Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Danio kyathit". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168573A6517684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168573A6517684.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Danio kyathit" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Danios.info – Danio kyathit
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