Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Barred danio (Devario pathirana), recorded as Endangered
Barred danio (Devario pathirana). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Barred danio

Devario pathirana

Barred danio is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Devario pathirana, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Devario pathirana
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Devario

The minnow

Originating in Sri Lanka, this fish grows to a maximum length of 2 inches (5.1 cm).

Range and habitat

Typically, the fish prefer water with a 6.0-8.0 pH, a water hardness of 5.0-19.0 dGH, and an ideal temperature range of 69–79 °F (21–26 °C). The barred danio is oviparous (an egg layer), and is found mostly in the Nilwala River basin.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Its diet consists of annelid worms, small crustaceans, and insects.

In crisis

In the wild, the barred danio is understood to be critically endangered, but is freely available from captive-bred stock.

Barred danio is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Barred danio, Wikidata item Q2917966. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Inlecypris auropurpurea (Devario auropurpureus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Inlecypris auropurpurea

Devario auropurpureus
Photograph of Nilgiri danio (Devario neilgherriensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Nilgiri danio

Devario neilgherriensis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Barred danio?
Barred danio is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Devario pathirana.
What is the conservation status of Barred danio?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Devario pathirana. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Barred danio live?
The barred danio is oviparous (an egg layer), and is found mostly in the Nilwala River basin.
Why is Barred danio in crisis?
In the wild, the barred danio is understood to be critically endangered, but is freely available from captive-bred stock.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Devario pathirana?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Barred danio a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.