8. Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839) (Giant Danio) 1839. Perilampus aequipinnatus McClelland, Asiat. Res., 19 (2): 393, pl. 60, fig. 1. 2013. Devario aequipinnatus: The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. (27): 98. Material examined: V/4124, 8 ex, 4.7–6.7 cm, Purna River near Mahal village, Purna WLS, 21.xi.2019; V/4144, 1 ex, Purna River at Pander Village, 26.xi.2019. Distribution: Widely distributed in India, found in hill streams. This was quite common in Purna River. Remarks: This beautiful brilliant blue colored fish with thin golden bands is an ideal aquarium fish due to its hardy nature.

Published as part of Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Sharma, Indu, 2020, First report on Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, pp. 341-350 in Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4) on page 345, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942, http://zenodo.org/record/13186627