Microdevario Nanus
📖 Overview
Microdevario Nanus (Microdevario nanus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Cyprinidae. It inhabits freshwater waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 1.5 cm. With a trophic level of 3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
In the field, slightly yellow with iridescent blue side and silvery eye and belly; fins translucent with blotch in dorsal fin variably developed; aquarium-kept yellow with iridescent bluish side and silvery-golden eye, belly and opercle. Dorsal fin tip with a black blotch and a fainter one at the tip of the anal fin. Longitudinal scale series 25-26 + 1-2. Predorsal scales 11-13. Branched anal-fin rays 10-11. Dorsal fin rays 3 simple, 7 branched. Pectoral fin slightly falcate, with no axillary lobe. Pelvic fin slightly pointed, 6 rays, 2 axillary scale distinct in largest specimens. Anal fin rays 3 simple, 10-11 branched rays, last one split to the base. Caudal fin with 10 + 9 principal rays, 9 + 8 branched. No lateral line pores. Predorsal scales 11-13 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Microdevario Nanus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical known only from Myanmar, but may have a wider distribution in the Irrawaddy delta.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Microdevario Nanus.
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