Pearl danio
Danio albolineatus
The pearl danio from Southeast Asia, with iridescent sheen, lives at the surface of small, clear hill streams and eats insects falling into the water and zooplankton.
- Scientific name
- Danio albolineatus
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Brachydanio albolineata, Brachydanio albolineatus, Branchydanio albolineatus, Danio albolineata, Danio pulcher, Danio stoliczkae, Danio tweedei, Danio tweediei, Nuria albolineata
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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