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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Subtropical

Dario Dayingensis

Dario dayingensis Kullander & Britz, 2002
Max Length
2.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Collected from a small stream, wider than 2 m, about 30 cm deep, with relatively fast current, running through an open cultured area. Bottom composed of substrate rock, sand, leaf litter and mud .

Scientific Name
Dario dayingensis
Authority
Kullander & Britz, 2002
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
2.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anabantiformes
Anabantiformes
Family
Badidae
Badidae
Genus
Dario
Dario
Species
Dario Dayingensis
Dario dayingensis

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 25 - 27. A small fish not exceeding 2.2 cm SL. Transverse scale row 9.5. Vertebrae usually 26. Palatine teeth present. Anguloarticular lateralis canal absent. Males with a black blotch anteriorly in dorsal fin. Stripes on side of head absent. Body color uniform or with weak reticulate pattern formed by dark scale margins; no vertical bars; no caudal, cleithral or opercular blotches .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Dario Dayingensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01175 × L2.92 (TL)
Max TL
2.2cm
Dorsal Spines
16
Dorsal Rays
7
Anal Rays
7
Vertebrae
26

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Kullander & Britz, 2002

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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