Chela dadiburjori

Taxobox
name = Dadio
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Chela"
species = "C. dadiburjori"
binomial = "Chela dadiburjori"
binomial_authority = (Menon, 1952)

Chela dadiburjori, a Danionin known as the Dadio is one of the smallest members of the genus "Chela", it is rarely seen in the aquarist hobby but is not entirely unlike the "Danio nigrofasciatus" in appearance. "Chela dadiburjori" is a gold/silver fish with a blue line, it has two colour morphs, one with a distinct blue line, the other with a dotted blue line. Barbels are not present. Like most Danionins, this fish has a tendency to jump. A tight fitting lid with no gaps is recommended.Endemic in Kerala, India, where both colour morphs co-exist, the fish is found from Tamil Nadu to Goa.

Research in 2001 by Fang Fang suggests that the Genus Chela is closely related to the Devarios.

* Maximum length: 1.25 in (3 cm)
* Colors: blue, gold, silver,
* Temperature preference: 22-24 degrees Celsius
* pH preference: typically 7-7.5
* Hardness preference: Soft to medium
* Salinity preference: Zero
* Compatibility: Suitable for mixing with other very small fish
* Life span: Typically 1 to 3 years
* Ease of keeping: Moderate
* Ease of breeding: Moderate to hard

Former Names and Synonyms

*"Chela dadidurjori"
*"Chela dadyburjori"
*"Chela dadydurjori"

ee also

*Danios

External links

* [http://www.danios.info/fish/dadiburjori.aspx Chela dadiburjori]

References

*FishBase_species_alt|ID=24210|taxon=Chela dadiburjori|year=2006|month=February]
* [http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0045-8511&volume=003&issue=04&page=0714 Abstract of Fang, F., 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of the Asian cyprinid genus Danio (telesotei, Cyprinidae).. Copeia (4):714-728.]