| Danio kyathit | |
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| Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danio kyathit". FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Danios.info – Danio kyathit
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Danio kyathit | |