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Scientific Name Devario malabaricus  (Jerdon, 1849)
Common Names Malabar Danio
Malabar-Baerbling (Germany)
Type Locality Chalakudy River, Panamkulam, 26 km from Chalakudy, on road to Valparai, Kerala, India.
Pronunciation de-var-eh-oh - mala - bar - ee - cuss
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: west coast of India and Sri Lanka. Has been widely transported around the world through the aquarium fish trade industry.
Indian waters, West Indian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, West Indian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2), pp 325.
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Last Update 2023 Apr 09 04:27 (species record created: 2012 May 09 02:50)