Devario auropurpureus

Devario auropurpureus
Devario auropurpureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Devario
Species: D. auropurpureus
Binomial name
Devario auropurpureus
(Annandale, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Barilius auropurpureus
  • Inlecypris auropurpureus
  • Inlecypris auropurpurea

Devario auropurpureus is a small species of danionin fish endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar. It is a schooling, active, plankton eater. It is of minor commercial importance as an aquarium pet, usually sold under the older name Inlecypris auropurpurea.

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