Danio Danio Danio is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae found in South and Southeast Asia, commonly kept in aquaria. They are generally characterised by a pattern of horizontal stripes, rows of spots or vertical bars. Some species have two pairs of long barbels. Species of this genus consume various small aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms. The name ""danio"" comes from the Bangla name "dhani", meaning "of the rice field". "Danio" was described in the early 19th century by Francis Hamilton. Two of the species included by him in the genus, still remain valid — "D. dangila"
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