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The giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.Originating in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the west coast of India, this species grows to a maximum length of 4–6 inches (10–15 cm), making it one of the largest of the danionins.
The suffix danio is almost always used for common names, although the suffix devario is sometimes in practice used for danionins in the genus Devario. Assam danio Annandale's giant danio
Giant danio: Devario aequipinnatus: 15 cm (5.9 in) Lake Inle Danio: Devario auropurpureus: 8 cm (3.1 in) Glowlight danio: Danio choprae: 4 cm (1.6 in) Gold-ring danio: Danio tinwini: 2 cm (0.79 in) Malabar danio: Devario malabaricus: 11.5–14 cm (4.5–5.5 in) Ocelot danio: Danio kyathit: 6 cm (2.4 in) Spotted danio: Danio nigrofasciatus: 4 cm ...
The species remaining in the genus Danio comprise most of the danionins familiar to aquarists. They have two pairs of long barbels and are generally characterised by horizontal stripes (with the exception of the Panther Danio, Glowlight Danio and Black Barred Danio which have vertical bars.
As D. dangila was the first discovered Danio (or type) the name Danio had to remain with D. dangila, which is why the vast majority of species were moved to Devario. Also, the sister group to Devario was deemed to be a clade formed by Inlecypris and Chela, and more controversially, Esomus was found to be the sister group of Danio.
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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 assamensis Barman, 1984 Devario assamensis is a large danionin from the Assam [ 2 ] and Mirik area of India . It grows to 6 inches and has a deep-red stripe along the length of its body, as well as the more usual yellow and blue stripes.
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