Danio Pathirana.
Barred Danio- Danio(devario) Pathirana.
Family - Cyprinidae.
Status - Endemic,Critically endangered.
Critically endangered according to the IUCN global
Red list and national red list. Dorsally grayish lightening
To the sides, with 7-11 metallic blue bars forming “V” or
“Y” shapes, with golden to yellow and orange in between
And on the sides. A dark blue stipe traverses the caudal
Peduncle and extends to the extremity of the caudal fin.
Recorded in the South-Western ichthyofaunal province
And referred to as a point endemic species. Observed in
Slow to rapidly flowing and Cascading rivers and streams
With pebble or boulder Substrate. Prefer unsalted clear
Water. They are egg caterers and can be in captivity
Feeds on Zooplankton.
SINHARAJA RAINFOREST
The Sinharaja forest is the only undisturbed rainforest
left in Sri Lanka.It is about 9000 hectares inextent. Many
of the plant are very rare. Over60%of the tree species are
found only in the lowland w-e t zone of Sri Lanka. If these
species of trees are a-llowed to get destroyed, the world
would lose themaltogether. So it is important that much effort
is meto conserve this rich, valuable and fragile habitat.The
Sinharaja rainforest is the largest rainforest re-serve in Sri
Lanka.In 1840 Sinharaja became a crownproperty. In 1988
the Sinharaja was made A NationalWilderness area. In 1989
UNESCO included the Sinhar-aja Forest In the World Heritage
list, as the first Natio-nal Heritage of Sri Lanka.The Sinharaja
forest is home to many rare animals,bird,butterflies,insects,
reptiles and trees.Ferns and m-osses grow well as the climate is
hum-id because of He-avy rainfall.
