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DeutschDanio dichromatus
| Danio dichromatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Genus: | Danio |
| Species: | D. dichromatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Danio dichromatus | |
Danio dichromatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It was first formally described in 2024 by Ralph Britz and Sven O. Kullander with its type locality given as Melaung Chaung, Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar at 12°45'26"N, 98°44'22".[1] This species was known in the aquarium trade before it was formally described, with the names yellow hikari and blue hikari.[2] This species is known from the drainge systems of the Tanintharyi, Dawei and Lenya rivers in Myanmar.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Danio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Ralph Britz & Sven O. Killander (2024). "Danio dichromatus, a new species of sexually dimorphic and dichromatic danio from the Malay Peninsula in Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. IEF-1196: 1–17. doi:10.23788/IEF-1196.