Dario (fish)

Dario is a genus of very small chameleonfishes native to streams and freshwater pools in China (Yunnan), India (northeastern part of the country and Western Ghats) and Myanmar.^[1][2][3] Depending on exact species, they are up to 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) in standard length,^[1] and reddish or brownish in colour.^[2][3]

Dario
Dario dario (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anabantiformes
Family:	Badidae
Genus:	Dario S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
Type species
Labrus dario F. Hamilton, 1822

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Dario dario F. Hamilton, 1822
• Dario dayingensis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
• Dario huli Britz & P. H. A. Ali, 2015^[2]
• Dario hysginon S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002
• Dario kajal Britz & S. O. Kullander, 2013^[3]
• Dario melanogrammus Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022^[4]
• Dario neela Britz, V.K. Anoop and Neelesh Dahanukar, 2018^[5]
• Dario tigris Britz, S. O. Kullander & Rueber, 2022^[4]
• Dario urops Britz, P. H. A. Ali & Philip, 2012