Danionella

Danionella translucida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Danionella
Species: D. cerebrum – D. dracula – D. mirifica – D. priapus – D. translucida

Name

Danionella Roberts, 1986

• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Danionella translucida Roberts, 1986, by original designation

References

Primary references

• Roberts, T.R. 1986: Danionella translucida, a new genus and species of cyprinid fish from Burma, one of the smallest living vertebrates. Environmental biology of fishes, 16: 231–241. DOI: 10.1007/BF00842977

Additional references

• Britz, R. 2003: Danionella mirifica, a new species of miniature fish from Upper Myanmar (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, 14: 217–222. Abstract & excerpt
• Britz, R. 2009: Danionella priapus, a new species of miniature cyprinid fish from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 2277: 53–60. Abstract & excerpt
• Britz, R.; Conway, K.W.; Rüber, L. 2009: Spectacular morphological novelty in a miniature cyprinid fish, Danionella dracula n. sp. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 276: 2179–2186. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0141

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

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