Devario

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Devario

Genus of fishes


Devario is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to the rivers and streams of South and Southeast Asia.[1] These fishes have short barbels and many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These species consume various small, aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms, as well as, in the case of fry, plankton.[citation needed]

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Species

Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized:[1]


References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Devario in FishBase. March 2024 version.
  2. Ramananda, Y.; Vishwanath, W. (2014). "Devario deruptotalea, a new species of cyprinid fish from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3827 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3827.1.7. PMID 25081148.
  3. Sudasinghe, Hiranya; Pethiyagoda, Rohan; Meegaskumbura, Madhava (2020-08-01). "Evolution of Sri Lanka's Giant Danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Devario): Teasing apart species in a recent diversification". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 149: 106853. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106853. PMID 32417495. S2CID 218680147. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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