Dario (fish) explained

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to streams and freshwater pools in China (Yunnan), India (northeastern part of the country and Western Ghats) and Myanmar.^{[1] [2]} Depending on exact species, they are up to in standard length, and reddish or brownish in colour.^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

• Dario dario F. Hamilton, 1822
• Dario dayingensis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
• Dario huli Britz & P. H. A. Ali, 2015^[1]
• Dario hysginon S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
• Dario kajal Britz & S. O. Kullander, 2013^[2]
• Dario melanogrammus Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022^[3]
• Dario neela Britz, V.K. Anoop and Neelesh Dahanukar, 2018^[4]
• Dario tigris Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022^[3]
• Dario urops Britz, P. H. A. Ali & Philip, 2012

Notes and References

1. Britz, R. & Ali, A. (2015): Dario huli, a new species of badid from Karnataka, southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3911 (1): 139–144.
2. Britz, R. & Kullander, S.O. (2013): Dario kajal, a new species of badid fish from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 3731 (3): 331–337.
3. Britz, R., Kullander, S.O. & Rueber, L. (2022): Dario tigris and Dario melanogrammus, two new species of miniature chameleon fishes from northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa, 5138 (1): 1-16.
4. Britz, R., V.K. Anoop and Neelesh Dahanukar (2018): Dario neela, a new species of badid fish from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Badidae). Zootaxa, 4429 (1): 5 June 2018