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Queen danio - Definition and Overview

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Queen Danio
Conservation status: Unknown
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Devario
Species:regina
Binomial name
Devario regina
(Fowler, 1934)


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 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 worms, small crustaceans and insects. The Queen Danio is an egglayer.

See also

References

  • "Devario regina (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Devario&speciesname=regina)". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.

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