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SpeciesCypriniformesCyprinidae
Fish

🐟Zebrafish

Danio rerio (Hamilton, 1822)

The zebrafish is a species of danionin belonging to the genus Danio in the suborder Cyprinoidei. Native to South Asia, it is a popular, hardy aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio.

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Also called
Danio rerio, Zebra danio
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2010.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.04 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
5.5 years
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Everything we know about the Zebrafish

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Body length
0.04 mmaximum recorded
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Maximum lifespan
5.5 years
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data quality: high

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

Trophic level
3.11
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Source: FishBase · v25.04, estimate table · CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.11 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderCypriniformes
  4. ›familyCyprinidae
  5. ›genusDanio
  6. ›speciesDanio rerio
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderCypriniformes
  3. suborderCyprinoidei
  4. genusDanio
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. superorderCypriniphysae
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. suborderCyprinoidei
  12. genusDanio
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In other languages
Poisson zèbre (fr), 斑馬魚 (zh), даніо-реріо (uk), cá ngựa vằn (vi), Zebrabärbling (de), Danio rerio (it) … and 23 more languages
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