Devario devario (Hamilton, 1822)
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 Bengal danio or Sind danio (Devario devario) is a subtropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, this fish is sometimes kept in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 4 in (10 cm).
In the wild, the Bengal danio is found in rivers, ponds, and fields in a subtropical climate; it prefers water with a pH of 6.0–8.0, a water hardness of 5.0–19.0 dGH, and an ideal temperature range of 59–79 °F (15–26 °C). Their diets consist of annelid worms, small crustaceans, and insects. The Bengal danio is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Bengal danio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:30:35.353812+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Devario devario (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Devario
- 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
- genusDevario Heckel, 1843
- speciesDevario devario (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Devario. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Devario annandalei (Chaudhuri, 1908) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario anomalus Conway, Mayden & Tang, 2009 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario browni (Regan, 1907) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario chrysotaeniatus (Chu, 1981) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario deruptotalea Ramananda & Vishwanath, 2014 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario fraseri (Hora, 1935) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario interruptus (Day, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario kakhienensis (Anderson, 1879) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario neilgherriensis (Day, 1867) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario pathirana (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1990) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario sondhii (Hora & Mukerji, 1934) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Devario strigillifer (Myers, 1924) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Devario buchanani Bleeker, 1860 Bleeker, 1860 | synonym |
| Deuario deuario (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Perilampus devario (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Cyprinus devario Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Danio devario (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Devario macclellandi Bleeker, 1860 Bleeker, 1860 | synonym |
| Leuciscus devario (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026569 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:355T2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.