Dadio

Dadio
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Laubuka
Species:	L. dadiburjori
Binomial name
Laubuka dadiburjori Menon, 1952
Synonyms
Chela dadiburjori ((Menon, 1952))

The dadio (Laubuka dadiburjori) is a cyprinid fish, is rarely seen in the aquarist hobby but is not entirely unlike the Danio nigrofasciatus in appearance. Laubuka dadiburjori is a gold/silver fish with a blue line, it has two colour morphs, one with a distinct blue line, the other with a dotted blue line. Barbels are not present. Like most danionins, this fish has a tendency to jump. A tight fitting lid with no gaps is recommended. Endemic in India, where both colour morphs co-exist, the fish is found from Tamil Nadu to Goa.[2] It is necessary to avoid making it coexist with big fish which would only make a mouthful of it (killi: panchax, melanoteania boesmani...).

References

1. Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Laubuca dadiburjori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172318A6866544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172318A6866544.en. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Laubuka dadiburjori". FishBase. April 2015 version.