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in the

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native to the rivers and streams of

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. These fishes have short

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and many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These

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consume various small, aquatic

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s and

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s, as well as, in the case of fry,

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Species

Currently, 43 species in this genus are recognized: * ''

Devario acrostomus ''Devario acrostomus'' is a freshwater fish native to the Mekong River. It is currently only known from Laos. It can reach in total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data a ...

'' ( F. Fang &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 1999) * ''

Devario acuticephala ''Devario acuticephala'' is a small danionin from Manipur in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most ...

'' ( Hora, 1921) * ''

Devario aequipinnatus The giant danio (''Devario aequipinnatus'') is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family Cyprinidae. Originating in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the west coast of India, this species grows to a maximum length of 4-6 inches (10-15 cm), making ...

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, 1839) (Giant danio) * ''

Devario affinis ''Devario affinis'' is a freshwater cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the large ...

'' ( Blyth, 1860) * ''

Devario annandalei ''Devario annandalei'' is a species of fish of the family Cyprinidae found in the Salween, Chao Phraya, and Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest ...

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, 1908) * ''

Devario anomalus ''Devario anomalus'' is a freshwater fish endemic to Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceed ...

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Devario apogon ''Devario apogon'' is a fish from the Yunnan province of China which is not dissimilar to '' Devario shanensis''. The fish appears to grow to a maximum of 5–6 cm and is found in the Irrawaddy drainage in Yunnan Yunnan , () is a l ...

'' ( Chu, 1981) * ''

Devario apopyris ''Devario apopyris'' is a freshwater fish endemic to northern Laos. It is currently only known from its type locality in the Nam Youan watershed (Mekong basin); its true range is likely to extend into Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked p ...

'' ( F. Fang &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 1999) * '' Devario assamensis'' (

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, 1984) * '' Devario auropurpureus'' ( Annandale, 1918) * ''

Devario browni ''Devario browni'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in fast-flowing, shaded streams in the Salween River drainage; it feeds mainly on terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial m ...

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, 1907) * '' Devario chrysotaeniatus'' ( Chu, 1981) * '' Devario deruptotalea''

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& Vishwanath, 2014 * ''

Devario devario The Bengal danio or Sind danio (''Devario devario'') is a subtropical fish belonging to the minnow family ( Cyprinidae). Originating in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, this fish is sometimes kept in community tanks by fish- ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bengal danio) * '' Devario fangae'' Kullander, 2017 * '' Devario fangfangae'' (

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2000) * '' Devario fraseri'' ( Hora, 1935) (Fraser's danio) * '' Devario gibber'' (

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2000) * '' Devario horai'' (

, 1983) * '' Devario interruptus'' ( Day, 1870) * '' Devario kakhienensis'' ( J. Anderson, 1879) * '' Devario kysonensis'' (

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& Mùa, 2010) * '' Devario laoensis'' ( Pellegrin &

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, 1940) * '' Devario leptos'' ( F. Fang &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 1999) * '' Devario maetaengensis'' ( F. Fang, 1997) (Fire bar danio) * ''

Devario malabaricus The Malabar danio (''Devario malabaricus'') is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family ( Cyprinidae). Originating in Sri Lanka and the west coast of India, the fish has been circulated throughout the world through the aquarium fish trade ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Malabar danio) * '' Devario manipurensis'' (

, 1987) * '' Devario memorialis'' Sudasinghe, Pethiyagoda & Meegaskumbura, 2020 (Aranayake devario) * '' Devario myitkyinae'' Kullander, 2017 * '' Devario naganensis'' (

, 1912) * '' Devario neilgherriensis'' ( Day, 1867) (Nilgiri danio) * '' Devario ostreographus'' (

, 1839) * '' Devario pathirana'' (

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

& Pethiyagoda, 1990) (Barred danio) * '' Devario peninsulae'' (Smith, 1945) * '' Devario regina'' ( Fowler, 1934) (Queen danio) * '' Devario salmonata'' (

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2000) * '' Devario shanensis'' ( Hora, 1928) * '' Devario sondhii'' ( Hora & Mukerji, 1934) * '' Devario spinosus'' ( Day, 1870) * ''

Devario strigillifer ''Devario strigillifer'' is a species of danio endemic to Myanmar where it is found in shallow, fast-running streams the area of Myitkyina District Myitkyina District ( my, မြစ်ကြီးနားခရိုင်) is a district of th ...

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, 1924) * '' Devario suvatti'' ( Fowler, 1939) * '' Devario xyrops'' F. Fang & Kullander, 2009 (Blue moon danio) * '' Devario yuensis'' ( Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 1998)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q135512 Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel