Danio kyathit

Danio kyathit
Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below)
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 known as 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.

Description

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. 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.

External links

• Danios.info – Danio kyathit