Sundadanio
Sign in to saveSundadanio is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes and it is one of two genera in the family Sundadanionidae, known as the tiny danios. These fishes are typically found in peat swamps and blackwater streams, in Borneo and Sumatra (as well as nearby smaller islands) in southeast Asia. At up to in standard length they are very small, but still larger than their close relatives Paedocypris. Species of the two genera are often found together.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Sundadanio is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes and it is one of two genera in the family Sundadanionidae, known as the tiny danios. These fishes are typically found in peat swamps and blackwater streams, in Borneo and Sumatra (as well as nearby smaller islands) in southeast Asia. At up to in standard length they are very small, but still larger than their close relatives Paedocypris. Species of the two genera are often found together.
==Species== There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: Sundadanio atomus Conway, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2011 Sundadanio axelrodi (Brittan, 1976) Sundadanio echinus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Sundadanio gargula Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Sundadanio goblinus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Sundadanio margarition Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Sundadanio retiarius Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011 Sundadanio rubellus Conway, Kottelat & Tan, 2011