Devario devario (Hamilton, 1822)

Banyal, Harinder Singh & Kumar, Sanjeev, 2017, Fish diversity of the Vatrak stream, Sabarmati River system, Rajasthan, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3), pp. 214-214 : 214-

5. Devario devario (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cyprinus devario, Hamilton-Buchanan, Fishes of Ganges: 341, 393, pl. 6, fig.94 (type-locality: rivers and ponds of Bengal).

2001. Devario devario, Kullander , Phylogeny and species diversity of the South and Southeast Asian cyprinid genus Danio Hamilton (Teleostei: Cyprinidae ). Dept. Zool. Stockholm University, Sweden, 16: 1-26

Common Names: Devario danio

Material examined: 1 ex., Vatrak stream near Jethola Village, Dungarpur , Rajasthan, 15.iii.2014, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg No. V/3180 .

Diagnostic characters: D ii 15; A ii 16; P i 11; V i 7 Body rhomboidal and compressed. Mouth small, obliquely directed upwards; barbels absent. Dorsal fin inserted slightly anterior to anal fin, lateral line with 36 scales, a pair of blue marks at base of caudal fin often present.

Coloration: Back greenish in life, edges and belly are silvery; three bluish lines separated by yellow ones prolong backwards up to caudal fin.

Geographical distribution: Widely distributed in India. Inhabits pools, ditches and streams.

Remarks: The species is pretty in appearance and a fairly popular aquarium fish. It is least important from commercial fisheries point of view.