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Devario gibber (Kottelat, 2000) |
| Family: | Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Danioninae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Xe Kong and Xe Don basins of the Mekong in Laos. Expected to occur in other basins in southern Laos and northern Cambodia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Complete lateral line; 2 pairs of barbels, rostral barbel slightly shorter than the eye diameter, maxillary barbel much shorter; infraorbital process rudimentary or absent; caudal peduncle 1.3-1.6 times longer than deep; head relatively slender in lateral view, with a small hump on nape; cleithral spot present; 3 or 4 dark bluish stripes on side (Ref. 36949). In specimens larger than about 3 cm SL, stripes irregular anteriorly, sometimes zigzag shaped or dissociated into series of spots, spots of different series can be connected (Ref. 43281). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||