Order Perciformes Higher classification Perciformes | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Badidae Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Badis badis, Scarlet badis |
The Badidae (the chameleonfishes) are a small family (about 23 species) of perciform fishes. Members of this family are found in freshwater lowlands of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Mahanadi basins, in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh; and, Irrawaddy in Myanmar and China (Dario species). They are small fish with the largest, Badis assamensis reaching a length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in) while the smallest, Dario dario, does not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in).
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