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Etymology: Devario: Bangla/Bengali:‘debari’, local name for these fishes; also meaning ‘brother in law’ (Ref. 2031); maetaengensis: Named after the Nam Mae Taeng river.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: endemic to northern Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13393)
In mountain streams. Feeds mainly on terrestrial insects.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fang, F., 1997. Danio maetaengensis, a new species of cyprinid fish from northern Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(1):41-48. (Ref. 13393)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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