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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Danio: From ‘dhani’, local Bengali/Bangla name for small minnows (Ref. 2031).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.0; dH range: 10 - 25. Tropical; 21°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
Asia: endemic to Lake Inle, Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 94495)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kullander, S.O. and F. Fang, 2009. Danio aesculapii, a new species of danio from south-western Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 2164:41-48. (Ref. 81818)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 24 February 2011
Threat to humans
Harmless
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