Danio kyathit Fang, 1998
Danio kyathit
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Danioninae
Max. size:  3.45 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: upper parts of three right bank tributaries of the upper Ayeyarwaddy near Myitkyina, the Hpa-Lap Chaung, Mogaung and Chindwin rivers in Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 19-20; Vertebrae: 33-33. Can be distinguished from all other Danio species by the combination of 5-7 dark, spotted or continuous horizontal stripes on the side of the body, incomplete lateral line, and two pairs of long barbels.
Biology:  Sexually mature females were collected from a small stream with clear, brownish and fast running water with deep bamboo forest on both banks, more than 80% shaded, with mud and small stones on the bottom (Ref. 33084).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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