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Danio albolineatus (Blyth, 1860)

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Incomplete lateral line, without infraorbital process; with 6-7 branched dorsal fin rays and 13-14 branched anal fin rays. Two pairs of long barbels. Rostral barbels reaching to or slightly anterior to vertical through the middle of the orbit; maxillary barbels exceed the origin of pectoral fin. Vertical scale rows 30-31, predorsal scale rows 16. Pharyngeal teeth in three rows, 5, 4, 2; 2, 4, 5 (Ref. 37787). Body pink with two light yellow-white (iridescent in life) stripes from below dorsal origin to caudal base (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

  • Tiga macam , Bahasa Indonesia , Indonesia
  • Buncit , Batak Toba , Indonesia
  • Tolu rupa , Batak Toba , Indonesia
  • Danie duhová , Czech , Czechia
  • Dánio duhové , Czech , Czechia
  • Dánio moulmeinské , Czech , Czechia
  • Danio perlové , Czech , Czechia
  • Blå danio , Danish , Denmark
  • Gold danio , English , USA
  • Golden danio , English , USA
  • Pearl danio , English , Australia
  • Pearl danio , English , Philippines
  • Pearl danio , English , USA
  • Pearl danio , English , Global
  • Spotted Danio , English , USA
  • Helkiv daanio , Estonian , Estonia
  • Helkiv pisidaanio , Estonian , Estonia
  • Hohtoseeprakala , Finnish , Finland
  • Schillerbärbling , German , Germany
  • 閃電斑馬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 闪电斑马鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Danio teczowy , Polish , Poland
  • Zhemchuzhnyi , Russian , Russia
  • Biserna cebrica , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Blå Danio , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Danionidae

    Genus: Danio

    Species: Danio albolineatus (Blyth, 1860)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Myanmar to Laos and the island of Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 7050). Reported from Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Mae Khlong drainages (Ref. 37788). Records from Sri Lanka and India are incorrect (Ref. 4832).

    • Biology

    Lives in hill streams (Ref. 4832). Found in running waters of lower Mekong (Ref. 36667). Occurs at the surface of small, clear streams (Ref. 12693). Feeds on exogenous insects and some zooplankton (Ref. 12693). Not seen in fish markets, but popular in the aquarium trade (Ref. 12693). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless