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Dario sp. "Myanmar"

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Depth—not recorded
DietGenus-level: tiny live foods such as copepods and baby brine shrimp.
BreedingNot documented for this form
Sexual dimorphismNot documentedGenus-level: males are the more colourful sex.
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Dario sp. "Myanmar" is a trade label for a tiny Dario, one of the miniature badid fishes of South Asia. The store listing the atlas holds has no text, so only the label and the genus are on record.

What's in the name

Dario sp. "Myanmar" — DAH-ree-oh

Dario
  • Dariogenus name — the derivation is not documented here
"Myanmar"
  • Myanmartrade label — country name used as a collection label; the exact locality is not documented

Taxonomy & naming

This is an undescribed form: no scientific name, authority or type material stands behind it, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources the atlas uses. The partner store listing carries the label Dario sp. "Myanmar" and no description.

Morphology

Dario are miniature perch-like fishes, most only a few centimetres long when adult, and males are usually the more colourful sex (genus-level). No description of this form is on record.

Habitat

The label points to Myanmar. The genus lives in small streams and pools in northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (genus-level).

Feeding

Dario take very small live foods such as copepods and newly hatched brine shrimp (genus-level); this form's diet is not documented.

Mating

Spawning of this form is not documented.

Breeding

No captive-breeding record for this form is held by the atlas.

In the aquarium

The listing carries no size or care figures. Dario are suited to small, quiet tanks with fine live foods and no boisterous tankmates (genus-level).

Conservation

No IUCN assessment exists for this undescribed form, and its range and numbers are not documented, so its conservation status cannot be stated.

Common questions

Dario sp. "Myanmar": where does it come from?
It is recorded from Myanmar.

Sources

  1. Partner-store trade listing: Dario sp. 'Myanmar' (label only, no description text)

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Dario sp. "Myanmar". Aquarist Atlas.https://www.aquaristatlas.com/oddballs/dario-sp-myanmar/

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