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The Blue-Redstripe Danio is a fish that may be color morph of the widely known Pearl Danio. It is a tropical fish belonging to the Danio family (Cyprinidae). Originating from South-east Asia in southern Thailand, Chantaburi province, this fish is rarely found in the fish keeping hobby. It tends to be smaller than the Pearl Danio and have a distinctive wide luminous orange stripe which peters out under the dorsal. While still rare, it is known to hobbyists as Danio Blue-Redstripe. When originally discovered by H.M Smith in 1931 it was named Danio pulcher, which translates as beautiful danio.[1], however it was later synonimised with D. abolineatus Scholars are currently undecided as to whether it is a separate species to Danio abolineatus or not however the majority concur that it is not.
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- ^ Smith, H M. "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Siamese Fishes, Danio Pulcher, new Species". Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1931, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 79 (7).
