Scarlet badis
| Scarlet badis | |
|---|---|
| Dario dario male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Badidae |
| Genus: | Dario |
| Species: | D. dario |
| Binomial name | |
| Dario dario (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The scarlet badis (Dario dario) is a tropical freshwater fish and one of the smallest known percoid fish species. It is a micropredator, feeding on small aquatic crustaceans, worms, insect larvae and other zooplankton. It is sold under a variety of names (Badis badis bengalensis, B. bengalensis) in the aquarium trade.