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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Gymnodanio: Greek, gymnos = naked + Danio: from ‘dhani’, local Bengali/Bangla name for small minnows (Ref. 2031).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong River system in Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39378)
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Chen, Y.F. and S.F. He, 1992. A new genus and a new species of cyprinid fishes from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Danioninae). Acta Zooltaxon. Sin. 17(2):238-240. (Ref. 39378)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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