Betadevario ramachandrani

Betadevario ramachandrani

One species alone in a genus above the Sita River

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Betedevario is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. The only species in the genus is Betadevario ramachandrani, a fish that is found only in the upper Seetha River drainage in Karnataka, India. It was found in cascade and riffle-pools of a high-altitude stream.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Betadevario
Water type: Freshwater