Devario xyrops Fang & Kullander, 2009

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Danioninae
Max. size:  7.69 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.46 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 1 m
Distribution:  Asia: Rkahine Yoma, south-western Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal soft rays: 17-19; Vertebrae: 34-35. Diagnosed from all congeners except Devario anomalus by its the color pattern, with a dark blotch anteriorly on the side composed of 4-5 short partly confluent vertical bars which may also be confluent to form a homogeneous blotch, and a wide dark horizontal band (P stripe) posteriorly on the side. Differs from Devario anomalus by proportional measurements and meristics, most important by deeper body (29.9-35.,8% SL, vs. 25.0-26.8 % SL) and fewer lateral line scales (31-33, modally 32 vs. 33-35, modally 34). In addition, the presence of an infraorbital process separates this species from all barred species of Devario (Ref. 81819). Description: Dorsal-fin rays iii.10½ , iii.11½, iii.12½; anal-fin rays iii.13½, iii.14½, iii.15½; pectoral-fin rays i.11, i.12, i.13; pelvic-fin rays i.6, i.7 (Ref. 81819)..
Biology:  The type locality is a small forest river with clear, colorless and slow-flowing or stagnant water and with bottom made up of stones, gravel and rock (Ref. 81819). During low water season, this forest river is reduced to a series of connected pools, up to 2 m wide, and not more than 1 m deep (Ref. 81819).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 26 May 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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