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Orangefin Danio (Danio kyathit)
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Ecological Illustration of Orangefin Danio (Danio kyathit)
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Cyprinidae

Orangefin Danio

Danio kyathit

Carp Reaching Three Point Five Centimeters

  • Orange
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Danio kyathit,also known as Ocelot danio,is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Danionidae. It is endemic to the upper reaches of Irrawaddy River near Myitkyina in northern Myanmar. Described in 1998, it is closely related to the better-known zebrafish or zebra danio, D. rerio.

Genus
Danio
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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