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Danionella is a genus of danionin fishes found in temperate and subtropical freshwaters of the Bengal region and Myanmar, colloquially known as glassfish. It includes some of the smallest fishes as well as the smallest known vertebrates.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded114

Danionella är ett släkte av fiskar. Danionella ingår i familjen karpfiskar. Arterna förekommer i Asien. De är cirka 1,5 cm långa. Arter enligt Catalogue of Life och Fishbase: Danionella dracula Danionella mirifica Danionella priapus Danionella translucida

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
NHMUK, NRM
Recorded in
India, Myanmar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Danioninae
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Danionella translucida bolton aquarium.JPG
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genus
taxon name
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Category:Danionella
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Description
  • As a model organism
  • Species
  • References

Danionella is a genus of danionin fishes found in temperate and subtropical freshwaters of the Bengal region and Myanmar, colloquially known as glassfish. It includes some of the smallest fishes as well as the smallest known vertebrates.

==Distribution== Four out of five described species of Danionella are found in Myanmar. D. translucida is described from the Ayeyarwady River basin, and D. mirifica was described from the Kamaing area in upper Myanmar. Danionella priapus is endemic to India.

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