Microdevario

Microdevario
Microdevario kubotai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Microdevario
F. Fang, Norén, T. Y. Liao, Källersjö & S. O. Kullander, 2009
Type species
Microrasbora kubotai
Kottelat & Witte, 1990

Microdevario is a small genus of danionin cyprinids. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus Microrasbora.[1] These small freshwater fish are native to Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of Thailand, and reach up to 1.5–2.3 cm (0.6–0.9 in) in length depending on the exact species involved.[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microdevario". FishBase. February 2013 version.


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