Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 24 - 25. No palatine dentition. Scales in transverse row 8.5. Pre-, post-, and supraorbital stripes present. No anguloarticular lateralis canal. Males with 7 prominent dark vertical bars across sides; females uniform or with indistinct vertical bars (Ref. 46238).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Badidae

Genus: Dario

Species: Dario dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: India.

Biology

Collected from a stream (in November, dry season) which varied in width between 2-5 m and in depth 30-70 cm; the water is crystal clear and around 26°C; dense vegetation of aquatic plants (e.g. Limnophila, Hygrophila, Vallisneria, Ottelia, and Rotala species); bottom cover was sand and fine gravel (Ref. 46238).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless