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Devario micronema

Devario micronema is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. However, the validity of the species description was noted problematic by several other local ichthyologists.

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Devario micronema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Devario
Species:
D. micronema
Binomial name
Devario micronema
(Bleeker, 1863)
Synonyms2
  • Danio micronema Bleeker, 1863
  • Devario annnataliae Batuwita, de Silva & Udugampala, 2017
  • Devario udenii Batuwita, de Silva & Udugampala, 2017

Devario micronema is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. However, the validity of the species description was noted problematic by several other local ichthyologists.3

Description

Body with 3–5 irregular vertical bars on anterior half. There are 14–17 pre-dorsal scales and 10–11 branched dorsal-fin rays. Danionin notch present. Lateral line complete. There is a prominent square-shaped process on its first infraorbital. Dorsum light yellowish brown with a metallic sheen. Body silvery sheen laterally and ventrally. Vertical bars metallic blue with bright yellowish interspaces. Fins hyaline.4

Ecology

It is found from well-shaded areas of shallow, slow moving streams of Kitulgala area closer to Kelani Valley Forest Reserve.5

References

References

  1. Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. & de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Devario micronema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T149844352A174833249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149844352A174833249.en. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Devario". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. Pethiyagoda, Rohan; Sudasinghe, Hiranya (2019-01-07). "A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017". Zootaxa. 4543 (3). FishTaxa (2017) 2(3): 156-179: 421–430. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7. PMID 30647298.
  4. "A review of the genus Devario in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with description of two new species" (PDF). FishTaxa (2017) 2(3): 156-179. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Devario micronema". FishBase. February 2019 version.