Blue moon danio
Species of fish
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The blue moon danio (Devario xyrops) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is endemic to Myanmar.[2] First described in 2009,[3] they are found in small forested streams on the western slope of the Arakan Mountains in Rakhine State of south-western Myanmar; these streams are typically reduced to a series of interconnected pools during the dry season.[1] This species has also been imported to Europe as aquarium fishes with the code names "Broken Line".
| Blue moon danio | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Devario |
| Species: | D. xyrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Devario xyrops F. Fang & S. O. Kullander, 2009 | |
