Betadevario ramachandrani

Betadevario ramachandrani is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, which is endemic in the upper Sita River in the Indian state of Karnataka. The genus name Betadevario emphasizes firstly the similarity and affinity with the genus devario and here means something like " second devario". Second, it honors the catcher of type specimens Beta Mahatvaraj. The Style epithet ramachandrani was awarded in honor of Alappat Ramachandran, a professor at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.

The site is a fast-flowing river of 2.30 meters in width, 30 cm depth, waterfalls and shoals. The Typusort lies at an altitude of 558 m above sea level in a rainy area. The water temperature was on December 16, 2007 at 12:45 18.9 ° C, the pH was 6.4.

Features

Betadevario ramachandrani has an elongated, laterally flattened body and is 6 inches long. Its back side is blue-green, the rest of the abdomen silvery. On the sides of a light golden - yellow longitudinal stripes, including a dark blue runs deep. The fins are yellowish, the outer portion of the dorsal fin bluish. The caudal fin shows some dark streaks. In contrast to devario Betadevario has two pairs of long barbels ( devario no or only rudimentary ) and a wider shoulder patch, which extends along three scales (only one at devario ).

• Fins formula: Dorsal 9-10; Anal 14-15.
• Eddy: 35-36.

System

Betadevario ramachandrani heard within the carp to the subfamily of danios and is probably the sister genus of devario or of devario and Microrasbora.