Danionin

Danionin
Temporal range: Eocene–present
Danio rerio — zebra danio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Bleeker 1863[1]
Genera

Amblypharyngodon
Aspidoparia
Barilius
Betadevario
Boraras
Cabdio
Chela
Chelaethiops
Danio
Danionella
Devario
Engraulicypris
Esomus
Fangfangia
Horadandia
Inlecypris
Kottelatia
Laubuka
Leptocypris
Luciosoma
Malayochela
Microdevario
Microrasbora
Nematabramis
Neobola
Opsaridium
Opsarius
Paedocypris
Pectenocypris
Raiamas
Rasbora
Rasboroides
Rastrineobola
Salmostoma
Securicula
Sundadanio[2]
Trigonopoma
Trigonostigma

The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades Danio and Devario (which also includes Chela, Laubuka, Microdevario, and Microrasbora genera), based on the latest phylo-genetic research by Fang et al in 2009. They are primarily native to the fresh waters of South and Southeast Asia, with fewer species in Africa. Many species are brightly coloured and are available as aquarium fish worldwide. Fishes of the danio clade tend to have horizontal stripes, rows of spots, or vertical bars, and often have long barbels. Species within the devario clade tend to have vertical or horizontal bars, and short, rudimentary barbels, if present at all. All danionins are egg scatterers, and breed in the rainy season in the wild. They are carnivores, living on insects and small crustaceans.

  1. ^ Van der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa Monograph. 3882: 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
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