Biology:Dario (fish)

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Dario
Scarlet badis male 1.jpg
Dario dario (male)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Badidae
Genus: Dario
S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
Type species
Labrus dario
F. Hamilton, 1822

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to streams and freshwater pools in China (Yunnan), India (northeastern part of the country and Western Ghats) and Myanmar.[1][2][3] Depending on exact species, they are up to 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) in standard length,[1] and reddish or brownish in colour.[2][3]

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Dario dario F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Dario dayingensis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
  • Dario huli Britz & P. H. A. Ali, 2015[2]
  • Dario hysginon S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
  • Dario kajal Britz & S. O. Kullander, 2013[3]
  • Dario melanogrammus Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022[4]
  • Dario tigris Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022[4]
  • Dario urops Britz, P. H. A. Ali & Philip, 2012

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Dario in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Britz, R. & Ali, A. (2015): Dario huli, a new species of badid from Karnataka, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3911 (1): 139–144.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Britz, R. & Kullander, S.O. (2013): Dario kajal, a new species of badid fish from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3731 (3): 331–337.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Britz, R., Kullander, S.O. & Rueber, L. (2022): Dario tigris and Dario melanogrammus, two new species of miniature chameleon fishes from northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 5138 (1): 1-16.

Wikidata ☰ Q5222814 entry