Danio kyathit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species:
D. kyathit
Binomial name
Danio kyathit
F. Fang, 1998

Danio kyathit is also call ocelot danio,is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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

The Danio kyathit and Danio quagga

A smallish cyprinoid 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.) (2019). "Danio kyathit" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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