Danionella translucida
Danionella translucida
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Danionella translucida is an extremely small species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This fish is endemic to Myanmar. When described, it was considered to be one of the smallest fish. It was collected from the roots of floating aquatic plants in a slow-flowing, shallow stream in the Pegu Division of Myanmar. It was found alongside Danio, Microrasbora, Erethistes, and Oryzias species. Observed in life, D. translucida is almost perfectly transparent except for its eyes. It has a distinctive pattern of melanophores. There are no melanophores on the dorsal surface except on the head over the posterior part of the brain. On the posterior half of the body, there a few melanophores following the horizontal midline. The sides and underside of the abdomen have melanophores.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Danionidae
- Genus
- Danionella