Microdevario

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{automatic taxobox

| image = Microdevario_kubotai-hires.jpg

| image_caption = Microdevario kubotai

| taxon = Microdevario

| authority = F. Fang, Norén, T. Y. Liao, Källersjö & S. O. Kullander, 2009

| type_species = Microrasbora kubotai

| type_species_authority = Kottelat & Witte, 1990

}}

Microdevario is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. It was recently described to include species previously in the genus Microrasbora.{{aut|Fang, F., Norén, M., Liao, T. Y., Källersjö, M. & Kullander, S. O.}} 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid genera Danio, Devario, and Microrasbora (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Danioninae). Zoologica Scripta 38:237-256. These small freshwater fish are native to Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of Thailand, and reach up to {{convert|1.5|-|2.3|cm|in|abbr=on|1}} in length depending on the exact species involved.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Microdevario| month = February | year = 2013}}

References