Dario dayingensis Kullander & Britz, 2002
Dario dayingensis
photo by Dorn, A.

Family:  Badidae (Chameleonfishes)
Max. size:  2.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.11 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-27. A small fish not exceeding 2.2 cm SL. Transverse scale row 9.5. Vertebrae usually 26. Palatine teeth present. Anguloarticular lateralis canal absent. Males with a black blotch anteriorly in dorsal fin. Stripes on side of head absent. Body color uniform or with weak reticulate pattern formed by dark scale margins; no vertical bars; no caudal, cleithral or opercular blotches (Ref. 46238).
Biology:  Collected from a small stream, wider than 2 m, about 30 cm deep, with relatively fast current, running through an open cultured area. Bottom composed of substrate rock, sand, leaf litter and mud (Ref. 46238).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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