Devario auropurpureus
Devario auropurpureus is a small species of danionin fish endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar. It is a schooling, active, plankton eater. It is of minor commercial importance as an aquarium pet, usually sold under the older name Inlecypris auropurpurea.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Devario |
| Species: | D. auropurpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Devario auropurpureus (Annandale, 1918) | |
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References
- Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Devario auropurpureus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T180822A7652665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180822A7652665.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Devario auropurpureus" in FishBase. November 2010 version.
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