Cyprinidae

Dadio

Neochela dadiburjori

A blue line shifts from solid to broken

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

The dadio (Neochela dadiburjori) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, it is the only species in the monospecific genus Neochela. This species is rarely seen in the aquarist hobby but is not entirely unlike the Danio nigrofasciatus in appearance. Neochela dadiburjori is a gold/silver fish with a blue line, it has two colour morphs, one with a distinct blue line, the other with a dotted blue line.