Giant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
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The giant danio lives from Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Cambodia, in fast, clear hill streams up to 300 metres. It schools near the surface and eats mainly insects that fall onto the water. It is one of the largest of its group, up to about 15 centimetres. It scatters its eggs among plants.
- Scientific name
- Devario aequipinnatus
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Danio aequipinnatus, Danio aequipinnulus, Danio browni, Danio lineolatus, Leuciscus aequipinnatus, Leuciscus lineolatus, Perilampus aequipinnatus, Pteropsarion aequipinnatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–24 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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