Cyprinidae

Devario myitkyinae

Devario myitkyinae

Six Point Nine Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Devario myitkyinae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is found in the Ayeyarwady River drainage near Myitkyina in Kachin State in northern Myanmar. It was described from specimens collected in 1997 and 1998 from a stream and lake near the city of Myitkyina.