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Nilgiri danio

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Nilgiri danio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Devario
Species:
D. neilgherriensis
Binomial name
Devario neilgherriensis
(Day, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Danio neilgherriensis (Day, 1867)
  • Paradanio neilgherriensis Day, 1867

The Nilgiri danio (Devario neilgherriensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southerwestern India.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Manimekalan, A. (2011). "Devario neilgherriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172435A6891702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172435A6891702.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Devario neilgherriensis". FishBase. December 2015 version.