Dario hysginon
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| Dario hysginon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Badidae |
| Genus: | Dario |
| Species: | D. hysginon |
| Binomial name | |
| Dario hysginon | |
Dario hysginon is a tropical freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia; in the countries of India, Myanmar, and Bengal. Hysginon means "scarlet" or "red dye" in Ancient Greek[2] which has been classified to the genus Dario because of its red appearance.
They can grow about 2–4 cm,[3] and they have dorsal fins that contain 14 – 15 spines, and 5 – 7 soft rays.[4]
D. hysginons are generally peaceful fish, and can live for 3 – 6 years.[5] Sven O. Kullander and Ralf Britz have added many species of fish to FishBase and gave D. hysginon a Swedish name, "Purpurbadis".[6]
