Danio kyathit

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Danio kyathit
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Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species:
D. kyathit
Binomial name
Danio kyathit
F. Fang, 1998

Danio kyathit, also called ocelot danio, is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Danionidae. 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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Description

Danio kyathit and Danio quagga Danio kyathit2.jpg
Danio kyathit and Danio quagga

A smallish danio with a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in), the females are thicker and less streamlined in the body than males. Danio kyathit had once two recognised colour morphs, a striped form known as the orange-finned danio but has now been described as Danio quagga , a spotted form known by the common name ocelot danio, which may be confused with the leopard danio.

References

  1. 1 2 Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Danio kyathit". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T168573A6517684. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168573A6517684.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danio kyathit". FishBase . December 2019 version.
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