Danio margaritatus than the flanks and also standing out. A female in reproductive age can be recognized by a black anal spot which separates the belly color from the uniformly reddish base of the anal fin. The male has a small black pad at the edges of the lower jaw, which is absent or reduced in females. Immature fish show some indication of a striped pattern, which eventually decomposes into the pearly dots. Initially, the celestial pearl danio was assumed to be a member of the genus "Microrasbora", due to its similarity to ""Microrasbora" erythromicron". Less than a year after the discovery
Danio annulosus deep, instead of round or deep wide. No sexual dimorphism is present in Danio annulosus. Healthy adult individuals in life have dark stripes which include circles which are blue in color with the space in between including the circle centres are orange in color. A unique orange spot is seen in the front of the black cleithral spot. The holotype DU 50001 is an adult individual and probable female, 71.5 mm in length and collected form a Chittagong Division, Rangamati District, Borokal, pool at bottom of Shuvolong Waterfall on 28 Nov 2014. Danio annulosus Danio annulosus is a species of