Danionella priapus
Danionella priapus is a species of Danionella endemic to India.[2] It is sexually dimorphic and, like other species in the genus, possesses a skeleton with fewer bones than the closely related zebrafish. However, it has a number of distinguishing features which differentiate it from others in the genus, with the most notable example being the conically projecting genital papilla between the funnel-shaped pelvic fins of males.[3]
Danionella priapus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Danionella |
Species: | D. priapus |
Binomial name | |
Danionella priapus Britz, 2009 | |
References
- Ng, H.H (2010). "Danionella priapus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T170118A6720294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170118A6720294.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Danionella priapus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- Britz, Ralf. โDanionella Priapus, a New Species of Miniature Cyprinid Fish from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).โ Zootaxa, vol. 2277, no. 2277, Magnolia Press, 2009, pp. 53โ60, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2277.1.4.
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