- Queen danio
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Queen Danio Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Devario Species: D. regina Binomial name Devario regina
(Fowler, 1934)Synonyms - Danio regina
The Queen Danio (Devario regina) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in India, Myanmar, Thailand, northwestern Malaya, and the Mekong basin, this fish is sometimes found in community tanks by fish keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 3.1 inches (7.8 cm).
In the wild, the Queen Danio is a rheophilic species found in fast moving rivers with sandy bottoms in a tropical climate and prefer water with an ideal temperature range of 73 - 77 °F (23 - 25 °C). Their diet consists of annelid worms, small crustaceans and insects. The Queen Danio is an egglayer.
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References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2004). "Devario regina" in FishBase. August 2004 version.
Categories:- Danios
- Fish of Thailand
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