Devario micronema, Kithulgala danio

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Devario micronema (Bleeker, 1863)

Kithulgala danio
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Devario: Bangla/Bengali:‘debari’, local name for these fishes; also meaning ‘brother in law’ (Ref. 2031);  micronema: Named for Natalie Ann Ratnaweera, a wildlife enthusiast..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Sri Lanka.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118056)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 35. Devario micronema differs from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: body depth 29-30 %SL; snout length equal to or greater than eye diameter; anterior half of body consisting of 3-5 irregular, vertical bars; P stripe broader than P+1 and P-1 stripes; 14-17 predorsal scales; dorsal fin with 10-11 branched rays; anal fin with 12½-14½ branched rays; a prominent, square-shaped process on posterior edge of first infraorbital; presence of danionin notch; origin of dorsal fin to hypural distance, when carried forward, reaching to reaching posterior border of eye; pectoral fin, adpressed, just reaching origin of pelvic fin (Ref. 118056).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found mainly in well-shaded areas of shallow, slow-flowing streams (Ref. 118056).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sudasinghe, H., R. Pethiyagoda and M. Meegaskumbura, 2020. Evolution of Sri Lanka’s giant danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Devario): teasing apart species in a recent diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 149 (art. 106853): 1-15. (Ref. 127711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 06 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00371 - 0.02139), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).