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Cyprinidae

Sundadanio echinus

Sundadanio echinus

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

Sundadanio echinus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sundadanionidae, the tiny danios. It is endemic to Borneo and found in West Kalimantan (Indonesia) and western Sarawak (Malaysia). It lives in peat swamps and blackwater streams.

Maximum length
2.1 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: peat swamp forests of the vicinity of Anjungan and Kepayan in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Pictures of Sundadanio from western Sarawak that have been tentatively identified as Sundadanio echinus may indicate that this species may have a wider distribution than is known presently.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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