| Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Danioninae |
| 5.26 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.37 cm SL (female) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Mahaweli River basin in the central hills of Sri Lanka. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal soft rays: 15-18; Vertebrae: 33-35. Devario monticola differs from all its congeners in Sri Lankan by the combination of following characters: body depth 26-29 %SL; snout length equal to or greater than eye diameter; color pattern consisting of 4 or 5 dark, irregular, vertical bars restricted to anterior half of body; P-1 stripe narrower than P stripe, originating level with P stripe, extending to origin of caudal peduncle; 13-19 predorsal scales; dorsal fin with 9½-11½ branched rays, anal fin with 2½-15½ branched rays; a process on first infraorbital; presence of danionin notch; dorso-hypural distance when carried forward falling well short of posterior border of eye; and pectoral fin, when adpressed, not reaching origin of pelvic fin (Ref. 118056). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 06 August 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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