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"Microrasbora" erythromicron Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Ostariophysi Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Subfamily: Danioninae Genus: Danio Species: D. erythromicron Binomial name Danio erythromicron
(Annandale, 1918)Synonyms Microrasbora erythromicron Annandale, 1918[1]
Danio erythromicron is a species of cyprinid fish which is endemic to Inle Lake in Myanmar.
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Taxonomy and systematics
In 1999, it was suggested that the species be transferred to the genus Danio based on morphological data, but it was cautioned that more research would be necessary.[2] A phylogenetic analysis of Danio found it indeed close to that genus, but its precise placement was still indeterminable.[3] Shortly thereafter, a new species, Danio margaritatus, was described under the name Celestichthys margaritatus.[4] However, this new species was quickly moved into Danio following further analysis.[5] Subsequent analysis of DNA sequence data showed that Microrasbora erythromicron was related to Danio, and recommended moving this species to that genus.[6] Later molecular analysis confirmed its placement within the genus, with its closest relatives being Danio margaritatus and Danio choprai.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Annandale, N. (1918-05-09). "Fish and fisheries of the Inlé Lake". Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) 14: 33–64.
- ^ Kottelat, M. & Witte, K.E. (1999): Two new species of Microrasbora from Thailand and Myanmar, with two new generic names for small Southeast Asian cyprinid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Journal of South Asian Natural History 4(1): 49-56.
- ^ Fang, Fang (2003): Phylogenetic Analysis of the Asian Cyprinid Genus Danio (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). Copeia 2003(4): 714–728. DOI:10.1643/IA03-131.1 HTML abstract
- ^ Roberts, Tyson R. (2007): The "Celestial pearl danio", a new genus and species of colourful minute cyprinid fish from Myanmar (Pisces: Cypriniformes). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(1): 131-140. PDF fulltext
- ^ Conway, K. W., Chen, W.-J. & Mayden, R. L. (2008). The ‘Celestial Pearl Danio’ is a miniature Danio (s.s) (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae): evidence from morphology and molecules. Zootaxa, 1686, 1–28.
- ^ Mayden, Richard L.; Tang, Kevin L.; Conway, Kevin W.; Freyhof, Jörg; Chamberlain, Sarah; Haskins, Miranda; Schneider, Leah; Sudkamp, Mitchell; Wood Robert M.; Agnew, Mary; Bufalino, Angelo; Sulaiman, Zohrah; Miya, Masaki; Saitoh, Kenji & He, Shunping (2007): Phylogenetic relationships of Danio within the order Cypriniformes: a framework for comparative and evolutionary studies of a model species. Journal of Experimental Zoology B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 308B(5): 1-13. doi:10.1002/jez.b.21175 PMID 17554749 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256.
External links
- Microrasbora erythromicron
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Danio erythromicron in FishBase. February 2007 version.
Categories:- Danios
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