Danio rerio is a valid scientific name.

Danio rerio (Hamilton, 1822)

Zebra Danio - Anju - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Danio
Species	:	Danio rerio

Common Names:

English	:	Zebra Danio[729] Zebrafish[6]
Bangla	:	Anju[5] Jhia[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus rerio Hamilton, 1822
Barilius rerio (Hamilton, 1822)
Brachydanio rerio (Hamilton, 1822)
Nuria rerio (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus chapalio Hamilton, 1822
Perilampus striatus McClelland, 1839
Danio lineatus Day, 1868
Brachydanio frankei Meinken, 1963 Apr
Danio frankei (Meinken, 1963 Apr)

Maximum Length and Weight:

9.16 cm (TL) ^[347] 29 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.2 : 4-4.2 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-5.2 : 3.5-4.1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 2.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 2/7; P₁. 13; P₂. 1/6; A. 2-3/11-13 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 6-7; A ii-iii 12-13; P i 11-12; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 9(2/7); A 15-16(2-3/12-13); C 19; L.ls 26-28 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

26-28 scales on along side. 14-15 scales before dorsal fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [552]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [251]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37] Japan[910] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Philippines[926] Singapore[927] Sri Lanka[37] United States[928] Colombia[877]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Egg: shape- Spherical, ^[961]
Absolute fecundity: 400 (min), 500 (max), ^[58]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available