Dario dayingensis

Dario dayingensis is a tropical freshwater fish native to Yunnan, China. The species can be found in a small stream, wider than 2 m, about 30 cm deep, with relatively fast current, running through an open cultured area. Bottom composed of substrate rock, sand, leaf litter and mud. This species is called as Yingjiang chameleonfish (盈江变色龙) or Dayingjiang river dai-perch(大盈江黛鲈) in China. The Dario dayingensis is rare in China aquarium trade.

Dario dayingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Badidae
Genus: Dario
Species:
D. dayingensis
Binomial name
Dario dayingensis
Kullander & Britz, 2002

References

Dario dayingensis - FishBase http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Dario-dayingensis.html


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