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(Redirected from Ocelot danio) Species of fish

Danio kyathit
Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below)
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species: D. kyathit
Binomial name
Danio kyathit
F. Fang, 1998

Danio kyathit, also called ocelot danio, is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the upper reaches of Irrawaddy River near Myitkyina in northern Myanmar. Described in 1998, it is closely related to the better-known zebrafish or zebra danio, D. rerio.

Description

Danio kyathit and Danio quagga

A smallish cyprinoid with a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in), the females are thicker and less streamlined in the body than males. Danio kyathit had once two recognised colour morphs, a striped form known as the orange-finned danio but has now been described as Danio quagga, a spotted form known by the common name ocelot danio, which may be confused with the leopard danio.

References

  1. ^ Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Danio kyathit". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168573A6517684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168573A6517684.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danio kyathit". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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Taxon identifiers
Danio kyathit
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