Danio quagga

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Danio quagga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species:
D. quagga
Binomial name
Danio quagga
Kullander, Liao, & Fang, 2009

Danio quagga is also known as Orange finned danio, is a species of Danio found in the Chindwin River drainage in western Myanmar. [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Danio quagga" in FishBase . April 2006 version.