Danio kyathit
Species of fish
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Danio kyathit,also known as Ocelot danio,is a small, schooling species of fish in the family Danionidae. It is endemic to the upper reaches of Irrawaddy River near Myitkyina in northern Myanmar.[1][2] Described in 1998, it is closely related to the better-known zebrafish or zebra danio, D. rerio.
| Danio kyathit | |
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| Danio kyathit (above) and Danio quagga (below) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Danio |
| Species: | D. kyathit |
| Binomial name | |
| Danio kyathit F. Fang, 1998 | |
Description
A smallish danio with a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in), the females are thicker and less streamlined in the body than males. Danio kyathit had once two recognised colour morphs, a striped form known as the orange-finned danio but has now been described as Danio quagga, a spotted form known by the common name ocelot danio, which may be confused with the leopard danio.