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Family: Danionidae Danios



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii Burmese carplet Asia 15 TL 1860
Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Asia 4 SL 1990
Amblypharyngodon melettinus Attentive carplet Asia 8 TL 1844
Amblypharyngodon microlepis Indian carplet Asia 12.6 TL 1853
Amblypharyngodon mola Mola carplet Asia 20 TL 1822
Barilius barila Asia 10 TL 1822
Barilius borneensis Asia 3.8 SL 1989
Barilius caudiocellatus Asia 8.6 SL 1984
Barilius evezardi Asia 11 TL 1872
Barilius huahinensis Asia 1934
Barilius mesopotamicus Mesopotamian minnow Asia 7.0 TL 1932
Barilius modestus Asia 12.5 TL 1872
Barilius naseeri Asia 12.0 TL 1986
Barilius pakistanicus Asia 10.1 TL 1978
Barilius ponticulus Asia 1945
Barilius torsai Asia 7.5 SL 2019
Barilius vagra Asia 15.6 TL 1822
Betadevario ramachandrani Asia 6.1 SL 2010
Boraras brigittae Asia 3.5 TL 1978
Boraras maculatus Dwarf rasbora Asia 2.5 SL 1904
Boraras merah Asia 2 SL 1991
Boraras micros Asia 1.3 SL 1993
Boraras naevus Asia 1.3 SL 2011
Boraras urophthalmoides Least rasbora Asia. 4 TL 1991
Brevibora cheeya Asia 2.8 SL 2011
Brevibora dorsiocellata Eyespot rasbora Asia 2.3 SL 1904
Brevibora exilis Asia 2.5 SL 2014
Cabdio crassus Asia 11.1 SL 2019
Cabdio jaya Jaya Asia 15 TL 1822
Cabdio morar Morari Asia 20 NG 1822
Cabdio occidentalis Asia 7.2 SL 2023
Cabdio ukhrulensis Asia 7.5 SL 2001
Chela cachius Asia 9.6 TL 1822
Chela khujairokensis Asia 2000
Chela macrolepis Asia 3.8 SL 2014
Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine Africa 5.5 TL 1835
Chelaethiops congicus Africa 11 TL 1917
Chelaethiops elongatus Africa 6.2 TL 1899
Chelaethiops minutus Africa 11 SL 1906
Chelaethiops rukwaensis Lake Rukwa sardine Africa 10 SL 1939
Danio absconditus Asia 5.2 SL 2015
Danio aesculapii Asia 3.0 SL 2009
Danio albolineatus Pearl danio Asia 9.6 TL 1860
Danio annulosus Asia 7.2 SL 2015
Danio assamila Asia 6.8 SL 2015
Danio catenatus Asia 6.1 SL 2015
Danio choprae Asia 3.1 SL 1928
Danio concatenatus Asia 7.2 SL 2015
Danio dangila Asia 15 TL 1822
Danio erythromicron Asia 3 NG 1918
Danio feegradei Asia 6.8 SL 1937
Danio flagrans Asia 3.2 SL 2012
Danio htamanthinus Asia 2.3 SL 2016
Danio jaintianensis Asia 2007
Danio kerri Blue danio Asia 5 TL 1931
Danio kyathit Asia 3.5 SL 1998
Danio margaritatus Galaxy rasbora Asia 2.1 SL 2007
Danio meghalayensis Asia 5.1 SL 1985
Danio muongthanhensis Asia 2001
Danio nigrofasciatus Dwarf danio Asia 3.7 SL 1870
Danio quagga Asia 4.5 TL 2009
Danio quangbinhensis Asia 8.5 SL 1999
Danio rerio Zebra danio Asia 3.8 SL 1822
Danio roseus Asia 3.7 SL 2000
Danio sysphigmatus Asia 7.1 SL 2015
Danio tinwini Asia 2.6 SL 2009
Danio trangi Asia 2003
Danionella dracula Asia 1.7 SL 2009
Danionella mirifica Asia 1.4 SL 2003
Danionella priapus Asia 1.6 SL 2009
Danionella translucida Asia 1.2 SL 1986
Devario acrostomus Asia 11.3 TL 1999
Devario acuticephala Asia 4 SL 1921
Devario aequipinnatus Giant danio Asia 15 TL 1839
Devario affinis Asia 8 SL 1860
Devario annandalei Asia 9 SL 1908
Devario anomalus Asia 9.7 SL 2009
Devario apogon Asia 5.1 SL 1981
Devario apopyris Asia 3.8 SL 1999
Devario assamensis Asia 9 SL 1984
Devario auropurpureus Asia 10 TL 1918
Devario browni Asia 8 SL 1907
Devario chrysotaeniatus Asia 7.1 SL 1981
Devario coxi Asia 7.2 SL 2017
Devario deruptotalea Asia 6.3 SL 2014
Devario devario Sind danio Asia 10 TL 1822
Devario fangae Asia 6.1 SL 2017
Devario fangfangae Asia 6.8 SL 2000
Devario fraseri Asia 10 TL 1935
Devario gibber Asia 6.5 SL 2000
Devario horai Asia 2.8 SL 1983
Devario interruptus Asia 6 SL 1870
Devario kakhienensis Asia 12 TL 1879
Devario kysonensis Asia 15 TL 2010
Devario laoensis Asia 8 TL 1940
Devario leptos Asia 5.2 SL 1999
Devario maetaengensis Asia 5 SL 1997
Devario malabaricus Malabar danio Asia 12 TL 1849
Devario manipurensis Asia 3.8 SL 1987
Devario memorialis Aranayaka danio Asia 5.6 SL 2020
Devario micronema Kithulgala danio Asia 7.4 SL 1863
Devario monticola Mountain danio Asia 7.4 SL 2017
Devario myitkyinae Asia 6.9 SL 2017
Devario naganensis Asia 6.3 TL 1912
Devario neilgherriensis Asia 10 TL 1867
Devario ostreographus Asia 1839
Devario pathirana Barred danio Asia 6 SL 1990
Devario peninsulae Asia 8 SL 1945
Devario regina Asia 10.8 TL 1934
Devario salmonatus Asia 4.5 SL 2000
Devario shanensis Hora danio Asia 7 TL 1928
Devario sondhii Asia 6.5 SL 1934
Devario spinosus Asia 10 TL 1870
Devario strigillifer Asia 10 SL 1924
Devario suvatti Asia 9 SL 1939
Devario xyrops Asia 7.7 SL 2009
Devario yuensis Asia 8.8 TL 1998
Engraulicypris bredoi Africa 4.5 TL 1945
Engraulicypris brevianalis River sardine Africa 7.5 SL 1908
Engraulicypris gariepinus Africa 4.7 SL 1943
Engraulicypris howesi Africa 4.3 SL 2016
Engraulicypris moeruensis Africa 3.7 TL 1915
Engraulicypris ngalala Africa 5.1 SL 2016
Engraulicypris sardella Lake Malawi sardine Africa 13 TL 1868
Engraulicypris spinifer Malagarasi sardine Africa 5 SL 1971
Esomus ahli Asia 6 TL 1928
Esomus altus Asia 12.5 TL 1860
Esomus barbatus South Indian flying barb Asia 12 TL 1849
Esomus caudiocellatus Asia 1923
Esomus danrica Flying barb Asia 13 TL 1822
Esomus lineatus Striped flying barb Asia 6.7 TL 1923
Esomus longimanus Mekong flying barb Asia 8 SL 1881
Esomus malabaricus Asia 12.5 TL 1867
Esomus malayensis Malayan flying barb Asia 8 TL 1923
Esomus manipurensis Asia 5.8 TL 1990
Esomus metallicus Asia 7.5 SL 1923
Esomus thermoicos Asia 12.7 TL 1842
Horadandia atukorali Green carplet Asia 3 TL 1943
Horadandia brittani Asia 2.0 SL 1992
Inlecypris jayarami Asia 1985
Kottelatia brittani Asia 5 TL 1976
Laubuka brahmaputraensis Asia 3.4 SL 2012
Laubuka caeruleostigmata Leaping barb Asia 7 SL 1931
Laubuka fasciata Asia 6 TL 1958
Laubuka hema Gal oya blue laubuka Asia 5.6 SL 2020
Laubuka lankensis Lanka blue laubuka Asia 5.8 SL 1960
Laubuka latens Asia 3.6 SL 2015
Laubuka laubuca Indian glass barb Asia 10.5 TL 1822
Laubuka parafasciata Asia 5.6 SL 2017
Laubuka siamensis Asia 1939
Laubuka tenella Asia 4.7 SL 2018
Laubuka trevori Asia 3.1 SL 2015
Laubuka varuna Asia 6.8 SL 2008
Leptocypris crossensis Africa 9.5 SL 1989
Leptocypris guineensis Africa 6.3 SL 1962
Leptocypris konkoureensis Africa 11.8 SL 1989
Leptocypris lujae Africa 11.5 TL 1909
Leptocypris modestus Africa 11 TL 1900
Leptocypris niloticus Africa 9.5 TL 1835
Leptocypris taiaensis Africa 11.2 SL 1989
Leptocypris weeksii Africa 7 TL 1899
Leptocypris weynsii Africa 9.5 TL 1899
Luciosoma bleekeri Asia 25 SL 1878
Luciosoma pellegrinii Asia 17 TL 1905
Luciosoma setigerum Asia 26 SL 1842
Luciosoma spilopleura Apollo sharkminnow Asia 25 TL 1855
Luciosoma trinema Asia 25.5 TL 1852
Malayochela maassi Asia 4 SL 1912
Megarasbora elanga Bengala barb Asia 21 TL 1822
Microdevario gatesi Asia 2.3 SL 1939
Microdevario kubotai Asia 1.9 SL 1999
Microdevario nanus Asia 1.5 SL 1999
Microrasbora microphthalma Asia 2.6 SL 2008
Microrasbora rubescens Asia 3 SL 1918
Nematabramis alestes Asia 10.1 SL 1907
Nematabramis borneensis Asia 10.2 SL 1962
Nematabramis everetti Sabah Danio Asia 10.5 SL 1894
Nematabramis steindachnerii Asia 11.2 SL 1905
Nematabramis verecundus Asia 4.2 SL 1924
Neobola bottegoi Africa 7.3 TL 1895
Neobola fluviatilis Athi sardine Africa 7.5 SL 1962
Neobola kinondo Tana sardine Africa 6.5 SL 2019
Neobola nilotica Africa 2 SL 1919
Neobola stellae Africa 2.3 TL 1932
Neochela dadiburjori Dadio Asia 3 1952
Opsaridium boweni Africa 12.1 SL 1930
Opsaridium engrauloides Africa 6.7 SL 1923
Opsaridium leleupi Africa 11.5 SL 1965
Opsaridium loveridgii Africa 10 SL 1922
Opsaridium maculicauda Africa 3.4 SL 1926
Opsaridium microcephalum Africa 34 TL 1864
Opsaridium microlepis Lake salmon Africa 47 TL 1864
Opsaridium peringueyi Southern barred minnow Africa 9 SL 1913
Opsaridium splendens Africa 15.2 SL 1997
Opsaridium tweddleorum dwarf sanjika Africa 11 SL 1996
Opsaridium ubangiense Africa 12 TL 1901
Opsaridium zambezense Barred minnow Africa 12 SL 1852
Opsarius ardens Asia 8.7 SL 2015
Opsarius arunachalensis Asia 1.7 TL 2010
Opsarius bakeri Asia 15 TL 1865
Opsarius barna Asia 15 TL 1822
Opsarius barnoides Asia 1890
Opsarius bendelisis Asia 22.7 TL 1807
Opsarius bernatziki Asia 9.1 SL 1937
Opsarius canarensis Asia 15 TL 1849
Opsarius chatricensis Asia 8.6 SL 2002
Opsarius cocsa Asia 1822
Opsarius dimorphicus Asia 18.5 TL 1990
Opsarius dogarsinghi Asia 8.5 SL 1921
Opsarius gatensis Asia 15 TL 1844
Opsarius howesi Asia 7 SL 1986
Opsarius infrafasciatus Asia 1934
Opsarius kanaensis Asia 5.7 SL 2017
Opsarius koratensis Asia 16 TL 1931
Opsarius lairokensis Asia 10.5 SL 2000
Opsarius maculatus Asia 5.9 SL 1839
Opsarius malabaricus Asia 9.1 SL 1849
Opsarius nelsoni Asia 6.2 TL 1988
Opsarius ngawa Asia 9.7 SL 2002
Opsarius ornatus Asia 1883
Opsarius pectoralis Asia 8.1 SL 2012
Opsarius profundus Asia 7.1 SL 2012
Opsarius pulchellus Asia 11 SL 1931
Opsarius putaoensis Asia 9.0 SL 2019
Opsarius radiolatus Gunther's baril Asia 10 TL 1868
Opsarius sajikensis Asia 9.9 SL 2019
Opsarius shacra Asia 14 TL 1822
Opsarius signicaudus Asia 9.7 SL 2012
Opsarius tileo Asia 30.5 SL 1822
Pectenocypris balaena Asia 3.5 SL 1989
Pectenocypris korthausae Asia 3.5 SL 1982
Pectenocypris micromysticetus Asia 2009
Raiamas ansorgii Africa 12 TL 1910
Raiamas batesii Africa 12 TL 1914
Raiamas bola Trout barb Asia 35 TL 1822
Raiamas brachyrhabdotos Africa 17.9 SL 2018
Raiamas buchholzi Africa 14 TL 1876
Raiamas christyi Coppernose barb Africa 17.7 TL 1920
Raiamas guttatus Burmese trout Asia 30 SL 1870
Raiamas intermedius Africa 13 TL 1915
Raiamas kheeli Africa 9.6 SL 2006
Raiamas levequei Africa 7.8 SL 1989
Raiamas longirostris Africa 12 TL 1902
Raiamas marqueti Africa 19.7 SL 2018
Raiamas moorii Lake Rukwa minnow Africa 22 TL 1900
Raiamas nigeriensis Africa 11.1 SL 1959
Raiamas salmolucius Africa 16.4 SL 1917
Raiamas scarciensis Africa 15.4 SL 1989
Raiamas senegalensis Senegal minnow Africa 24.5 TL 1870
Raiamas shariensis Africa 6.8 SL 1949



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