Microdevario

<i>Microdevario</i>

Microdevario

Genus of fishes

Microdevario is a small genus of danionin cyprinids. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus Microrasbora.[1] These small freshwater fish are native to Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of Thailand, and reach up to 1.5–2.3 cm (0.6–0.9 in) in length depending on the exact species involved.[2]

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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Microdevario in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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