Bengal Danio Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Devario aequipinnatus
Family : Cyprinidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Giant Danio
Habitat : Rivers,Slow moving rivers and streams
Description : Bengal Danio are elongated and compressed fishes with a greenish blue body. Two or three yellow parallel lines run fthrough out their body which may be continuous or not. Fins maybe be yellow or reddish orange.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Danio annulosus
(Danio) -
Danio rerio
(Zebra Danio) -
Barilius bendelisis
(Hamilton’s Baril) -
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
(Mrigal Carp) -
Amblypharyngodon mola
(Mola Carplet) -
Danio dangila
(Olive danio) -
Crossocheilus latius
(Gangetic Latia) -
Devario devario
(Sind Danio.) -
Esomus lineatus
(Stripped Flying Barb) -
Barilius tileo
(Tileo baril)
References:
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:FAO ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:FAO ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.