''Danio'' is a

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of small

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in the

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Cyprinidae found in South and

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, commonly kept in aquaria. They are generally characterised by a pattern of horizontal stripes, rows of spots or vertical bars. Some

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have two pairs of long

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s. Species of this genus consume various small aquatic

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s and

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Taxonomy

The name ''"danio"'' comes from the Bangla name ''dhani'', meaning "of the rice field". ''Danio'' was described in the early 19th century by Francis Hamilton. Two of the species included by him in the genus, still remain valid—''D. dangila'' and ''D. rerio''. About a century later (1916) and with many more species described in the meantime, the genus was split; the larger species into ''Danio'' and the smaller species into the genus ''Brachydanio''.Spence, R., Gerlach, G., Lawrence, C. & Smith, C. (2007)
The behaviour and ecology of the zebrafish, ''Danio rerio''.
''Biological Reviews'', 83 (1): 13–34. In 1991, though, the two genera were recombined; most larger species formerly within the genus ''Danio'' have now been reclassified into the genus ''

Devario ''Devario'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to the rivers and streams of South and Southeast Asia. These fishes have short barbels and many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These species consume various small, a ...

''. Also, ''Brachydanio'' is now a junior synonym of ''Danio''.Fang, F. (2003)
Phylogenetic Analysis of the Asian Cyprinid Genus ''Danio'' (Teleostei, Cyprinidae).
''Copeia'', 2003 (4): 714–728.

Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Danio absconditus'' S. O. Kullander &

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, 2015Kullander, S.O. & Britz, R. (2015)
Description of ''Danio absconditus'', new species, and redescription of ''Danio feegradei'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), from the Rakhine Yoma hotspot in south-western Myanmar.
''Zootaxa, 3948 (2): 233–247.'' (Black-barred danio) * ''

Danio aesculapii The panther danio (''Danio aesculapii'') is a species of danio endemic to Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only som ...

'' S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2009 (Panther danio) * '' Danio albolineatus'' ( Blyth, 1860) (Pearl danio) * ''

Danio annulosus ''Danio annulosus'' is a species of Chain danio fish in the family Cyprinidae in Danio genus. The species is named and described jointly by Sven O Kullander, M.D Mizanur Rahman, Michael Noren and Abdur Rob Mollah in 2015 in association with the ...

'' S. O. Kullander, Rahman, Norén & Mollah, 2015Kullander, S.O., Rahman, M.M., Norén, M. & Mollah, A.R. (2015)
''Danio annulosus'', a new species of chain ''Danio'' from the Shuvolong Falls in Bangladesh (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae).
''Zootaxa, 3994 (1): 53–68.'' * ''

Danio assamila ''Danio assamila'' is a species of ''Danio'' found in the Brahmaputra River drainage 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 po ...

'' S. O. Kullander, 2015Kullander, S.O. (2015)
Taxonomy of chain ''Danio'', an Indo-Myanmar species assemblage, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (4): 357–380.'' * ''

Danio catenatus ''Danio catenatus'' is a species of ''Danio'' found in the Thandwe Chaung River drainage in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British Engli ...

'' S. O. Kullander, 2015 * ''

Danio choprae The glowlight danio (''Danio choprae'') is a small, schooling fish closely related to the popular zebrafish ''Danio rerio''. This should not be confused with the GloFishbr> a trademarked brand of fluorescent zebrafish that appear to glow in the d ...

'' Hora, 1928 (Glowlight danio) * '' Danio concatenatus'' S. O. Kullander, 2015 * '' Danio dangila'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Moustached danio) * '' Danio erythromicron'' ( Annandale, 1918) (Emerald dwarf rasbora) * '' Danio feegradei'' Hora, 1937 (Yoma danio) * ''

Danio flagrans ''Danio flagrans'' is a species of ''Danio'' found in the upper Mali Hka river drainage in northern Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in Britis ...

'' S. O. Kullander, 2012Kullander, S.O. (2012)
Description of ''Danio flagrans'', and redescription of ''D. choprae'', two closely related species from the Ayeyarwaddy River drainage in northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 245–262.'' * '' Danio htamanthinus'' S. O. Kullander & Norén, 2016Kullander, S.O. & Norén, M. (2016)
''Danio htamanthinus'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of miniature cyprinid fish from the Chindwin River in Myanmar.
''Zootaxa, 4178 (4): 535-546.'' * '' Danio jaintianensis'' ( N. Sen, 2007) * '' Danio kerri'' H. M. Smith, 1931 (Blue danio) * '' Danio kyathit'' F. Fang, 1998 * ''

Danio margaritatus ''Danio margaritatus'', the celestial pearl danio, often referred to in the aquarium trade as galaxy rasbora or ''Microrasbora'' sp. 'Galaxy',Clarke (2007b) is a small cyprinid from Myanmar. It has so far been found only in a very small area near ...

'' ( T. R. Roberts, 2007) (Galaxy rasbora or celestial pearl danio) * '' Danio meghalayensis'' N. Sen & S. C. Dey, 1985 (Meghalaya danio) * '' Danio muongthanhensis'' Nguyen, 2001 * '' Danio nigrofasciatus'' ( F. Day, 1870) (Spotted danio or dwarf danio) * '' Danio quagga'' S. O. Kullander, T. Y. Liao & F. Fang, 2009 * '' Danio quangbinhensis'' Nguyen, Le & Nguyen, 1999 * ''

Danio rerio The zebrafish (''Danio rerio'') is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. Native to South Asia, it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio (and thus often ca ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Zebra danio or zebrafish) * '' Danio roseus'' F. Fang &

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

, 2000 (Rose danio) * '' Danio sysphigmatus'' S. O. Kullander, 2015 * '' Danio tinwini'' S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2009 (Gold-ring danio) * '' Danio trangi'' Ngo, 2003

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q901804 Fish of Southeast Asia Fish of South Asia Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton