Dario
Dario dario (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Badidae
Genus: Dario
S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
Type species
Labrus dario
F. Hamilton, 1822

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to streams and freshwater pools in China (Yunnan), India (northeastern part of the country and Western Ghats) and Myanmar.[1][2][3] Depending on exact species, they are up to 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) in standard length,[1] and reddish or brownish in colour.[2][3]

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Dario in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  2. ^ a b c Britz, R. & Ali, A. (2015): Dario huli, a new species of badid from Karnataka, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3911 (1): 139–144.
  3. ^ a b c Britz, R. & Kullander, S.O. (2013): Dario kajal, a new species of badid fish from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3731 (3): 331–337.
  4. ^ a b Britz, R., Kullander, S.O. & Rueber, L. (2022): Dario tigris and Dario melanogrammus, two new species of miniature chameleon fishes from northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 5138 (1): 1-16.
  5. ^ Britz, R., V.K. Anoop and Neelesh Dahanukar (2018): Dario neela, a new species of badid fish from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 4429 (1): 5 June 2018
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