Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species: Danio choprae
Name
Danio choprae Hora, 1928
acc. to Kullander (2012) must the species name be choprae and not choprai. Kullander stated: "...Notwithstanding, a change of ending of patronymic genitives only for reason of mismatch with the gender of the person from whose name the specific name is formed, is not permitted under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature, 1999), and thus the original spelling must be maintained. Alternatively, in accordance with Article 3.1.1 of the Code, Chopra may be considered as a latinized name, for which the natural Latin genitive ending would be Choprae, regardless of the gender of the bearer of the name."
Holotype: ZSI F10811/1
Type locality: Small rocky streams about Kamaing and Namma, Myitkyina District, Upper Myanmar
Synonyms
Brachydanio choprai (Hora, 1928) – Talwar & Jhingran, 1991
Danio choprai Hora, 1928 – Hora, 1937
References
Hora, S.L. 1928: Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. XV. Notes on Burmese fishes. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) 30(1): 37–40.
Hora, S. L.; 1937: Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum XXXI. On a small collection of fish from Sandoway, Lower Burma. Records of the Indian Museum, 39: 323–331.
Kullander, 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.
Talwar, P.K. & Jhingran, A. G.; 1991: Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. In 2 vols. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta. 1-2: i-xvii + 36 unnumbered + 1-1158, 1 pl, 1 map. [V. 1, i-liv + 1-541, 1 map; v. 2, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl.] Reference page.
Links
Danio choprae in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Danio choprae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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 GloFish, a trademarked brand of fluorescent zebrafish that appear to glow in the dark under ultraviolet light. Danio choprae is an active danionin species that spends most of its time on mid-water levels. This species feeds on insects that have fallen into the water, aquatic insect larvae, and other small animals. In the aquarium, it accepts most foods offered, including most dry foods. It has a streamlined body marked with a brilliant orange longitudinal band and a series of vertical blue-black bars on the flanks. The fins are edged with yellow. In recent years, it has become quite widely traded as an aquarium fish, but otherwise has no commercial importance. Its common name derives from its similarity to the glowlight tetra, a South American characin only distantly related to this fish. They get on well with all other Danio species except the giant danio.
A less frequently traded geographical variant from the Putao area of northern Myanmar, known as the "northern glowlight danio", sometimes is referred to by a fictitious scientific name "Danio putaoensis". This variant is larger and has more vertical bars and longer barbels,it may refer to Danio flagrans.
Description
Maximum length: 3 - 4 cm
Colors: Brown, yellow, green, red
Temperature preference: 19-24°Celsius
pH preference: 6 to 7
Hardness preference: Soft to medium
Salinity preference': Fresh water
Compatibility: Good (but fast like most danios)
Lifespan: Typically three years, can live 6+ years with good care
Ease of keeping: Moderate
Ease of breeding: Moderate to hard
Etymology of the Latin name
S. L. Hora originally named this fish Danio choprae after Dr. B. N. Chopra. However, names ending in '-ae' are feminine and reserved for Latin names honouring women. Latin names honouring men usually end with '-i', and consequently the fish name sometimes is reported as Danio choprai. [1]
References
Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Danio choprae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T168588A6520445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168588A6520445.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
"Danio choprai". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
Glowlight danio on FishBase
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