Dario hysginon Kullander & Britz, 2002
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
Dario hysginon is a tropical freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia; in the countries of India, Myanmar, and Bengal. Hysginon means "scarlet" or "red dye" in Ancient Greek which has been classified to the genus Dario because of its red appearance.
They can grow about 2–4 cm, and they have dorsal fins that contain 14 – 15 spines, and 5 – 7 soft rays.
D. hysginons are generally peaceful fish, and can live for 3 – 6 years. Sven O. Kullander and Ralf Britz have added many species of fish to FishBase and gave D. hysginon a Swedish name, "Purpurbadis".
Wikipedia contributors, Dario hysginon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:31.992270+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dario hysginon Kullander & Britz, 2002
- Name authority
- Kullander & Britz, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Badidae
- Genus
- Dario
- 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
- orderAnabantiformes
- suborderNandoidei
- familyBadidae Barlow, Liem & Wickler, 1968
- genusDario Kullander & Britz, 2002
- speciesDario hysginon Kullander & Britz, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dario. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dario huli Britz & Ali, 2015 | BadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dario neela Britz, Anoop & Dahanukar, 2018 | BadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dario dario (Hamilton, 1822) | BadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dario kajal Britz & Kullander, 2013 | BadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dario urops Britz, Ali & Philip, 2012 | BadidaeChordata | 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., & Britz, R. (2002). Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13. 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:3464G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.