Devario monticola

Devario monticola
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Devario
Species:	D. monticola
Binomial name
Devario monticola Batuwita, de Silva & Udugampala
Synonyms [2]
Danio lineolatusBleeker, 1863

Devario monticola, 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]

Description

Body with 4–5 dark irregular vertical bars on anterior half. Danionin notch present. Lateral line complete. 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 torrential waters of Agra Oya, a tributary of Mahaweli river. ^[5]

References

1. Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Devario monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T149844482A174833952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149844482A174833952.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. Hiranya Sudasinghe; Rohan Pethiyagoda (8 January 2019). "A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017 (Teleostei: Danionidae)". Zootaxa. 4543 (3): 156–179. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7. PMID   30647298 . Retrieved 28 February 2019.
4. Sudesh Batuwita; Madura De Silva; Sampath Udugampala (2017). "A review of the genus Devario in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with description of two new species". FishTaxa. 2 (3).
5. Kumudini Hettiarachchi. "Four new species of Devario discovered in Sri Lanka". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 February 2019.