Biology:Queen danio
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Short description: Species of fish
| Queen danio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Devario |
| Species: | D. regina
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| Binomial name | |
| Devario regina (Fowler, 1934)
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The queen danio or Fowler's danio (Devario regina) is a freshwater tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in India , Myanmar, Thailand, northwestern Malaya, and the Mekong River basin, this fish is sometimes found in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 3.1 in (7.9 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). Its diet consists of annelid worms, small crustaceans, and insects. The queen danio is oviparous.
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Devario regina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T180811A1665377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180811A1665377.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/180811/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2004). "Devario regina" in FishBase. August 2004 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3769033 entry

