Devario

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| image = Devario devario hi res (cropped).jpg

| image_caption = Bengal danio (Devario devario), the type species of Devario.

| image2 = Devario pathirana.jpg

| image2_caption = Devario pathirana

| taxon = Devario

| authority = Heckel, 1843

| type_species = Cyprinus devario

| type_species_authority = Hamilton, 1822

| synonyms =

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Devario is a genus of fish in the family Danionidae, a family which also contains several other genera of popular freshwater aquarium fish such as Rasbora and Danio.

Devario are native to the rivers and streams of South and Southeast Asia.{{FishBase genus|genus=Devario|month=March|year=2024}} They have short barbels, with many species having vertical or horizontal stripes. These species consume various small, aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms, as well as, in the case of fry, plankton.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

Species

File:Devario aequipinnatus (cropped).JPG (D. aequipinnatus)]]

File:Devario devario hi res (cropped).jpg

File:Devario interruptus.png]]

File:Devario malabaricus by Blaise (cropped).png

Devario contains the following species::{{Cof genus|genus=Devario|access-date=16 February 2025}}

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References

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Category:Danioninae

Category:Freshwater fish genera

Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel