Devario

Devario is a genus of fish in the family Danionidae, a family which also contains several other genera of popular freshwater aquarium fish such as Rasbora and Danio.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded2,622

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 50
Family: Cyprinidae
Collections: USNM, UF, AUM, ANSP, UMMZ, CAS
Recorded in: Myanmar, Thailand, Lincang Prefecture: Gengma Dai And Va Autonomous County, Lincang Prefecture: Cangyuan Va Autonomous County, Lincang Prefecture: Zhenkang County, India, Laos

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Danioninae
Image: Devario aequipinnatus Day.png

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Devario
Commons category: Devario
topic's main category: Category:Devario

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Devario is a genus of fish in the family Danionidae, a family which also contains several other genera of popular freshwater aquarium fish such as Rasbora and Danio.

Devario are native to the rivers and streams of South and Southeast Asia. They have short barbels, with many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These species consume various small, aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms, as well as, in the case of fry, plankton.

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