Devario monticola

Species of fish

Devario monticola

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Cypriniformes
Family:  | Cyprinidae
Subfamily:  | Danioninae
Genus:  | Devario
Species:  |

D. monticola

Binomial name
Devario monticola

Batuwita, De Silva & Udugampala, 2017

Synonyms

* Danio lineolatus Bleeker, 1863

Devario monticola, is a fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). It is endemic to Sri Lanka. However, the validity of the species description was noted problematic by several other local ichthyologists.[2]

## Description

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Body with 4–5 dark irregular vertical bars on anterior half. Danionin notch present. Lateral line complete. Dorsum light yellowish brown with a metallic sheen. Body silvery sheen laterally and ventrally. Vertical bars metallic blue with bright yellowish interspaces. Fins hyaline.[3]

## Ecology

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It is found from torrential waters of Agra Oya, a tributary of Mahaweli river.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Devario monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T149844482A174833952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149844482A174833952.en. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. ^ Hiranya Sudasinghe; Rohan Pethiyagoda (8 January 2019). "A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017 (Teleostei: Danionidae)". Zootaxa. 4543 (3): 156–179. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7. PMID 30647298. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
3. ^ Sudesh Batuwita; Madura De Silva; Sampath Udugampala (2017). "A review of the genus Devario in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with description of two new species". FishTaxa. 2 (3).
4. ^ Kumudini Hettiarachchi. "Four new species of Devario discovered in Sri Lanka". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Devario monticola|

* Wikidata: Q61976091
* Wikispecies: Devario monticola
* FishBase: 68826
* GBIF: 9357119
* IUCN: 149844482
* NCBI: 2689436
* WoRMS: 1385382
* ZooBank: FB2E0E46-EEE9-4365-9506-351403C679B7

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