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.[1][2] Described in 1998, it is closely related to the better-known zebrafish or zebra danio, D. rerio.
| Danio kyathit | |
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| Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below) | |
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
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| Binomial name | |
| Danio kyathit F. Fang, 1998
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Description
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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
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- Danios.info – Danio kyathit