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]
| Dario | |
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| Dario dario (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Badidae |
| Genus: | Dario S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus dario F. Hamilton, 1822
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Species edit
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Dario dario F. Hamilton, 1822
- Dario dayingensis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
- Dario huli Britz & P. H. A. Ali, 2015[2]
- Dario hysginon S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
- Dario kajal Britz & S. O. Kullander, 2013[3]
- Dario melanogrammus Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022[4]
- Dario neela Britz, V.K. Anoop and Neelesh Dahanukar, 2018[5]
- Dario tigris Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022[4]
- Dario urops Britz, P. H. A. Ali & Philip, 2012
References edit
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Dario in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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