Badidae

The Badidae (the chameleonfishes) are a small family (about 23 species) of anabantiforme 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 dayingensis and Badis ruber ). They are small fish,the two known largest species,Badis badis, reaching a maximum length of 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) ,Badis assamensis reaching a length of 6.8–7.5 cm (2.7–3.0 in), while the smallest, Dario dario, does not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in).