Devario interruptus (Day 1870)

Incomplete lateral line; infraorbital process absent; branched dorsal fin rays 7-8, branched anal fin rays mostly 10-11. Can be distinguished from all other Danio species by the following combinations of characters: a series of short and wide vertical bars or blotches anteriorly on the sides, followed by a horizontal dark P stripe ending at caudal fin base; a short, incomplete lateral line; and barbels absent . The most similar species, D. shanensis, has the lateral line complete or nearly complete (23-32 versus 7017 pored scales), a shorter distance between the cleithral spot and the first vertical bar (2-3 scales versus 0.5-1.0 scale), and deep and thin vertical bars instead of short and wide vertical bars or blotches anteriorly on the sides.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft rays: 12 - 15; Vertebrae: 34 - 36

Found in a mountain stream with clear, fast running water and a cobble substrate (Ref. 36341).

From the Irrawaddy River basin in Yunnan, China, Devario interruptus is a small fish in the minnow family, very similar to Devario shanensis. The fish appears to grow to a maximum of 5 to 6 cm.