Devario chrysotaeniatus
| Devario chrysotaeniatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Devario |
| Species: | D. chrysotaeniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Devario chrysotaeniatus (X. L. Chu, 1981) | |
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Devario chrysotaeniatus, commonly called the gold-striped danio, is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in China and Laos in the upper Mekong river, this fish is very rarely found in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 3 inches (7.5 cm).
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2004). "Devario chrysotaeniatus" in FishBase. August 2004 version.
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