Devario shanensis (Hora 1928)

Incomplete or complete lateral line; infraorbital process absent; branched dorsal fin rays 7; usually 10 or 11 branched anal fin rays. A distinct series of narrow vertical bars anteriorly on side of body, followed by a horizontal P stripe extending to end of caudal peduncle; barbels absent or rudimentary (Ref. 36341).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analsoft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 33 - 35

Found in rice fields, small ponds and pools in hill streams (Ref. 4832). Collected from streams with fast flowing, clear water, over a substrate with rocks, sand and pebbles (Ref. 36341).

Found in rice fields, small ponds and pools in hill streams (Ref. 4832). Collected from streams with fast flowing, clear water, over a substrate with rocks, sand and pebbles (Ref. 36341). Most specimens obtained in late March 1997 appeared to be sexually mature (Ref. 36341).

fisheries: of no interest

Devario shanensis is a small, freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae found in the Irrawaddy and Salween River basins.