Microdevario

E805065

Microdevario is a genus of tiny freshwater cyprinid fishes native to South and Southeast Asia, popular in aquariums for their small size and schooling behavior.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Devario fangfangae 1
Microdevario canonical 1
Microdevario kubotai 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus
taxon
aquariumUse popular nano aquarium fish
suitable for community tanks with small peaceful fish
behavior peaceful
schooling
belongsToSubfamily Danioninae
linked to: Danionidae
bodyShape slender
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse ornamental fish trade
commonName micro rasboras
containsTaxon Microdevario cf. kubotai
Microdevario gatesi
Microdevario kubotai
linked to: Microdevario

Microdevario nana
linked to: Microdevario
diet microinvertebrates
zooplankton
distribution Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
Thailand
ecologicalNiche small midwater planktivore
environment tropical freshwater
family Cyprinidae
finType ray-finned
habitat freshwater
keptAs aquarium fish
kingdom Animalia
lightPreference planted, shaded aquaria
nativeTo South Asia
Southeast Asia
order Cypriniformes
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Danio
Devario
reproduction egg-scattering
respiration gills
sizeClass dwarf cyprinid
skeletonType bony fish
socialStructure shoaling
taxonRank genus
temperaturePreference tropical temperatures
typicalAdultSize under 2 cm total length
waterPreference slightly acidic to neutral pH
soft water

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danionidae contains Microdevario
Microdevario containsTaxon Microdevario kubotai
linked to: Microdevario
Microdevario containsTaxon Microdevario nana
linked to: Microdevario
Devario hasSpecies Devario fangfangae
linked to: Microdevario