Hora danio (Devario shanensis)

Scientific name: Devario shanensis Hora, 1928

Hora danio (Devario shanensis)

The Hora danio (Devario shanensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, known only from the Myitnge watershed of the Irrawaddy in northern Shan States, Myanmar. Questionable in Thailand and in the Salween basin.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. Incomplete or complete lateral line; infraorbital process absent; branched dorsal fin rays 7; usually 10 or 11 branched anal fin rays. A distinct series of narrow vertical bars anteriorly on side of body, followed by a horizontal P stripe extending to end of caudal peduncle; barbels absent or rudimentary.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Devario shanensis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from the Myitnge watershed of the Irrawaddy in northern Shan States, Myanmar. Questionable in Thailand and in the Salween basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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