Barred danio
Devario pathirana
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A danio endemic to the Nilwala River basin in southwestern Sri Lanka, with dark vertical bars. It is endangered in the wild but bred commercially. It lives in small groups in clear streams.
- Scientific name
- Devario pathirana
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Danio pathirana
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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