Devario micronema

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Devario micronema
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Devario
Species:
D. micronema
Binomial name
Devario micronema
(Bleeker, 1863)
Synonyms [2]
  • Danio micronema Bleeker, 1863
  • Devario annnataliae Batuwita, de Silva & Udugampala, 2017
  • Devario udenii Batuwita, de Silva & Udugampala, 2017

Devario micronema is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. However, the validity of the species description was noted problematic by several other local ichthyologists. [3]

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Description

Body with 3–5 irregular vertical bars on anterior half. There are 14–17 pre-dorsal scales and 10–11 branched dorsal-fin rays. Danionin notch present. Lateral line complete. There is a prominent square-shaped process on its first infraorbital. Dorsum light yellowish brown with a metallic sheen. Body silvery sheen laterally and ventrally. Vertical bars metallic blue with bright yellowish interspaces. Fins hyaline. [4]

Ecology

It is found from well-shaded areas of shallow, slow moving streams of Kitulgala area closer to Kelani Valley Forest Reserve. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. & de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Devario micronema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T149844352A174833249. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149844352A174833249.en . Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Devario". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Pethiyagoda, Rohan; Sudasinghe, Hiranya (2019-01-07). "A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017". Zootaxa. 4543 (3). FishTaxa (2017) 2(3): 156-179: 421–430. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7. PMID   30647298.
  4. ↑ "A review of the genus Devario in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with description of two new species" (PDF). FishTaxa (2017) 2(3): 156-179. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Devario micronema". FishBase . February 2019 version.


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