Biology:Dario (genus)

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Dario
Scarlet badis male 1.jpg
Dario dario (male)
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Dario

S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
Type species
Labrus dario
F. Hamilton, 1822

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to freshwater in China, India and Burma.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

  • Dario dario F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Dario dayingensis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
  • Dario huli Britz & P. H. A. Ali, 2015 [1]
  • Dario hysginon S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
  • Dario kajal Britz & S. O. Kullander, 2013 [2]
  • Dario urops Britz, P. H. A. Ali & Philip, 2012

References

  1. Britz, R. & Ali, A. (2015): Dario huli, a new species of badid from Karnataka, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3911 (1): 139–144.
  2. Britz, R. & Kullander, S.O. (2013): Dario kajal, a new species of badid fish from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3731 (3): 331–337.

Wikidata ☰ Q5222814 entry