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Devario

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Devario is a genus of fish in the family Danionidae, a family which also contains several other genera of popular freshwater aquarium fish such as Rasbora and Danio.

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Devario
Bengal danio (Devario devario), the type species of Devario.
Devario pathirana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Devario
Heckel, 1843
Type species
Cyprinus devario
Hamilton, 1822
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Devario are native to the rivers and streams of South and Southeast Asia.[1] They have short barbels, with many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These species consume various small, aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms, as well as, in the case of fry, plankton.[citation needed]


Species

Giant danio (D. aequipinnatus)
Bengal danio (D. devario)
D. interruptus
Malabar danio (D. malabarensis)

Devario contains the following species:[2]

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