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Devario malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)

Malabar danio
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Common names: Giant danio, Rath kailaya
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widely distributed throughout the lowlands, up to the highest hills of the central massif, where isolated localized populations have been found. Also Ref. 41236, 43638, 43640, 118056.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant danio, Giant danio, Danio malabarské, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Devario: Bangla/Bengali:‘debari’, local name for these fishes; also meaning ‘brother in law’ (Ref. 2031).
  More on author: Jerdon.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 18°C - 25°C; 22°N - 6°N, 72°E - 81°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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