Danionella priapus is a species of Danionella endemic to India.[2] It is sexually dimorphic and, like other species in the genus, possesses a skeleton with fewer bones than the closely related zebrafish. However, it has a number of distinguishing features which differentiate it from others in the genus, with the most notable example being the conically projecting genital papilla between the funnel-shaped pelvic fins of males.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Danionella |
| Species: | D. priapus
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| Danionella priapus Britz, 2009
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References
edit- ^ Ng, H.H (2010). "Danionella priapus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T170118A6720294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170118A6720294.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danionella priapus". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ Britz, Ralf. “Danionella Priapus, a New Species of Miniature Cyprinid Fish from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).” Zootaxa, vol. 2277, no. 2277, Magnolia Press, 2009, pp. 53–60, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2277.1.4.
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