Danio aesculapii Kullander & Fang, 2009
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The panther danio (Danio aesculapii) is a species of danio. Originating in Myanmar and Bangladesh, this fish can be kept in community tanks. Before its description it was referred to as Danio species TW03. The panther is a smallish danio which on first glance looks a little dull, but displays a variety of colours when sunlight illuminates the fish on its side.
Wikipedia contributors, Panther danio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:23.433189+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Danio aesculapii Kullander & Fang, 2009
- Name authority
- Kullander & Fang, 2009
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Danio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusDanio Hamilton, 1822
- speciesDanio aesculapii Kullander & Fang, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Danio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Danio albolineatus (Blyth, 1860) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio annulosus Kullander, Rahman, Norén & Mollah, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio assamila Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio catenatus Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio concatenatus Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio erythromicron (Annandale, 1918) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio flagrans Kullander, 2012 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio kerri Smith, 1931 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio margaritatus (Roberts, 2007) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio meghalayensis Sen & Dey, 1985 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio quagga Kullander, Liao & Fang, 2009 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kullander, S. O., & Fang, F. (2009). Danio aesculapii, a new species of danio from south-western Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 2164: 41–48. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2164.1.4 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:343ZD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.