Microdevario
Genus of fishes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Microdevario is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus Microrasbora.[1] These small freshwater fish are native to Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of Thailand, and reach up to 1.5–2.3 cm (0.6–0.9 in) in length depending on the exact species involved.[2]
| Microdevario | |
|---|---|
| |
| Microdevario kubotai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Microdevario F. Fang, Norén, T. Y. Liao, Källersjö & S. O. Kullander, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Microrasbora kubotai Kottelat & Witte, 1990 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Microdevario gatesi (Herre, 1939)
- Microdevario kubotai (Kottelat & K. E. Witte, 1999)
- Microdevario nana (Kottelat & K. E. Witte, 1999)
- Microdevario microphthalma (Y. E. Jiang, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008)
