micronema, Danio Bleeker [P.] 1863:250 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15; ref. 17011] Ceylon, probably western Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): RMNH.PISC 2746A. Also appeared in Bleeker 1864:21, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [ref. 13925]. •Synonym of Danio malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Menon 1999:43 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Devario malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Fang 2001:16 [ref. 25285]). •Valid as Devario micronema (Bleeker 1863) -- (Kullander 2017:408 [ref. 35120], Batuwita et al. 2017:165 [ref. 35544], Kullander et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35685], Sudasinghe & Pethiyagoda 2019:423 [ref. 36449] with uncertainty, Sudasinghe et al. 2020:[12] [ref. 37530], Sudasinghe et al. 2025:462 [ref. 42201], Sudasinghe et al. 2025:249 [ref. 42543]). Current status: Valid as Devario micronema (Bleeker 1863). Danionidae: Danioninae. Distribution: South Asia: Kelani, Kalu, Bentara and Gin River basins (Sri Lanka). IUCN (2019): Endangered. Habitat: freshwater.
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