Dadio

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Laubuka dadiburjori
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L. dadiburjori
Binomial name
Laubuka dadiburjori
(Menon, 1952)
Synonyms

Chela dadiburjori (Menon, 1952)
Laubuca dadiburjori (Menon, 1952)

Laubuka dadiburjori is a cyprinid fish known as the dadio is rarely seen in the aquarist hobby but is not entirely unlike the Danio nigrofasciatus in appearance. Laubuka dadiburjori is a gold/silver fish with a blue line, it has two colour morphs, one with a distinct blue line, the other with a dotted blue line. Barbels are not present. Like most Danionins, this fish has a tendency to jump. A tight fitting lid with no gaps is recommended. Endemic in Kerala, India, where both colour morphs co-exist, the fish is found from Tamil Nadu to Goa.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Laubuca dadiburjori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T172318A6866544. 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Laubuka dadiburjori" in FishBase. April 2015 version.