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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Danionella:Vernacular name fron India and Sri Lanka; diminutive; dracula:Named in reference to the long tooth-like fangs in the jaws in males. This is inspired by Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel. A noun in apposition. Eponymy: This is not a true eponym as the fish are named after a fictional character; Count Dracula, the vampire creation of Bram Stoker in his Gothic novel of that name (1897). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie
Wervels: 36 - 37. Differs from its congeners, Danionella translucida and Danionella mirifica, in having the following characters: a single bone in the upper jaw (versus two); a single row of 6-13 odontoid processes in males on the dorsal surface of the dentary and on the ventral surface of the upper jaw, the anteriormost processes of which are large and canine-like
(versus absence of processes); absence of maxillary-mandibular cartilage (versus presence); the possession of 7C8, 8C7 or 8C8 principal caudal fin rays (versus 9C9), dorsal procurrent rays 3-4 (versus 5-6) and ventral procurrent rays 2-3 (versus 4-6) (Ref. 81221).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Britz, R., K.W. Conway and L. Rüber, 2009. Spectacular morphological novelty in a miniature cyprinid fish, Danionella dracula n. sp. Proc. Royal Soc. 276:2179-2186. (Ref. 81221)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
