Dario (genus)

Dario
Dario dario (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Genus: Dario
S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
Type species
Labrus dario
F. Hamilton, 1822

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to freshwater in China, India and Burma.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

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.