Devario malabaricus
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: Devario
Species: D. malabaricus
The Malabar danio (Devario malabaricus) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in Sri Lanka and the west coast of India, the fish has been circulated throughout the world through the aquarium fish trade. It grows to a maximum length of 6 in (15 cm) but rarely exceeds 4 in (10 cm) in a home aquarium.
The Malabar danio is found in tropical climates in a wide variety of waters, from mountain streams to small pools, but it prefers flowing waters. It is an active, schooling fish that prefers to be in groups. Its diet consists of insects and plant matter.
Malabar danios are oviparous, and spawn in shallow water after heavy rains among the plants growing on the bottom. An adult will spawn around 200 light-orange, sticky eggs that will hatch in one to two days. The fry will be free-swimming after the fifth day. The parents must be removed from aquaria to prevent them from eating the eggs.
The species was earlier incorrectly considered a synonym of Devario aequipinnatus, which is a valid name for a different species.
See also
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Raghavan, R.; Rema Devi, K.R.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M. & Kotagama, O. (2019). "Devario malabaricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T169602A60597039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T169602A60597039.en. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2004). "Devario malabaricus" in FishBase. September 2004 version.
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