Devario malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
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 Malabar danio (Devario malabaricus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae. Originating in Sri Lanka and the west coast of India, the fish has been circulated throughout the world through the aquarium trade.
The Malabar danio is found in tropical climates in a wide variety of waters, from mountain streams to small pools, but it prefers flowing waters. It is an active shoaling fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Malabar danio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:30:43.381322+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Devario malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Jerdon, 1849)
- 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 malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)
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 |
|---|---|
| Puntius malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) (Jerdon, 1849) | synonym |
| Paradanio aurolineatus (Day, 1865) (Day, 1865) | synonym |
| Perilampus canarensis Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | synonym |
| Perilampus ceylonensis (Günther, 1868) (Günther, 1868) | synonym |
| Eustira ceylonensis Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Danio malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) (Jerdon, 1849) | synonym |
| Perilampus mysoricus Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | synonym |
| Perilampus aurolineatus Day, 1865 Day, 1865 | synonym |
| Perilampus malabaricus Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | 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=1020935 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:355TF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.