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Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839)

Giant danio
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Common names: Balooki, Bidaryelesaslu, Bidrele-saslu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found throughout India (Ref. 41236). Recorded from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), Abor hills in Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 4832, 43638, 43640, 97593.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Danio malabarski, Suur devaario, Stor danio, ... 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: McClelland.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19.   Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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