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The queen danio or Fowler's danio (Devario regina) is a freshwater tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). Originating in India, Myanmar, Thailand, northwestern Malaya, and the Mekong River basin, this fish is sometimes found in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 3.1 in (7.9 cm).

Queen danio
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Devario
Species:	D. regina
Binomial name
Devario regina (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms
Danio regina Fowler, 1934

In the wild, the queen danio is a rheophilic species 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). Its diet consists of annelid worms, small crustaceans, and insects. The queen danio is oviparous.

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2004). "Devario regina" in FishBase. August 2004 version.

External links

• Devario regina

На других языках

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- [en] Queen danio

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[es] Devario regina

Devario regina es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.

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