Devario micronema, Kithulgala danio

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Devario micronema (Bleeker, 1863)

Kithulgala danio
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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Devario: Bangla/Bengali:‘debari’, local name for these fishes; also meaning ‘brother in law’ (Ref. 2031);  micronema: Named for Natalie Ann Ratnaweera, a wildlife enthusiast..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Asia: Sri Lanka.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 118056)

Descrição suscinta Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais (total): 13-14; Raios anais : 15 - 17; Vértebras: 35. Devario micronema differs from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: body depth 29-30 %SL; snout length equal to or greater than eye diameter; anterior half of body consisting of 3-5 irregular, vertical bars; P stripe broader than P+1 and P-1 stripes; 14-17 predorsal scales; dorsal fin with 10-11 branched rays; anal fin with 12½-14½ branched rays; a prominent, square-shaped process on posterior edge of first infraorbital; presence of danionin notch; origin of dorsal fin to hypural distance, when carried forward, reaching to reaching posterior border of eye; pectoral fin, adpressed, just reaching origin of pelvic fin (Ref. 118056).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Found mainly in well-shaded areas of shallow, slow-flowing streams (Ref. 118056).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Sudasinghe, H., R. Pethiyagoda and M. Meegaskumbura, 2020. Evolution of Sri Lanka’s giant danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Devario): teasing apart species in a recent diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 149 (art. 106853): 1-15. (Ref. 127711)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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