Danio roseus (Photo: Lerdsuwa)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Danio
Species: Danio roseus
Name
Danio roseus Fang & Kottelat, 2000
Holotype: NRM 44798. Paratypes: CMK 5265 (1), 11013 (5), 13905 (1), 15060 (54); NIFI uncat. (10); NRM 44799 (15); ZRC 45297 (10).
Type locality: Nam Tok Than Thip, 3 kilometers off main road at Ban Tad Some, 13 kilometers west of Sam Kon on road Loei - Nong Khai, 18°07'30"N, 102°11'11"E, Mekong basin, Nong Khai Province, Thailand.
References
Primary references
Fang, F. & Kottelat, M. 2000. Danio roseus, a new species from the Mekong basin in northeastern Thailand and northwestern Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 11(2): 149–154. Reference page.
Links
Danio roseus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on December 18, 2019.
Danio roseus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
The rose danio (Danio roseus) is a tropical fish of the family Cyprinidae. At first glance, this species resembles the pearl danio, but lacks the orange stripe on the side. It has a rosy colouration along the lower part of the fish and lower fins and gleams purple-blue in sunlight. It is also commonly known as the purple passion danio. Its natural range includes the Mekong River drainage in China, Thailand. Laos, and Myanmar.
Maximum length: 1.25 inches 3.175 cm
Colors: Blue, purple, silver, red
Temperature preference 20-25 °C
pH preference: 6 to 7
Hardness preference: Soft to medium
Salinity preference: Low to medium
Compatibility: Peaceful but fast, like most danios; needs plenty of space to swim; a good "dither" fish (draws timid fish out of hiding)
Lifespan: Typically two to three years
Ease of keeping: Moderate
Ease of breeding: Moderate to easy
References
Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Danio roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181356A1725490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181356A1725490.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Rose danio on FishBase
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