danio
See also: Danio
English
A giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus)
Etymology
From Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddy”).
Noun
danio (plural danios)
- (chiefly in combination) Any of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario.
- 1995, Mary Bailey, The Ultimate Aquarium, Smithmark, page 158,
- Danios are very similar to barbs but are much slimmer-bodied.
- 2007, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, volume 56, numbers 1-4, TFH Publications, page 51:
- To me, however, they are more reminiscent of leopard danios than livebearers.
- 2019, Madelaine Francis Heleine, Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies, Wiley (For Dummies), page 155,
- For example, danios need to be fed often because they have high metabolism rates.
- 1995, Mary Bailey, The Ultimate Aquarium, Smithmark, page 158,
Derived terms
- barred danio (Devario pathirana)
- Bengal danio (= Sind danio) (Devario devario)
- black barred danio (Danio absconditus)
- blue danio (Danio kerri)
- blue-redstripe danio (Danio pulcher)
- giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus)
- glowlight danio (Danio choprae)
- gold-ring danio (Danio tinwini)
- Hora danio (Devario shanensis)
- Kedah danio (Danio tweediei)
- Malabar danio (Devario malabaricus)
- Meghalaya danio (Danio meghalayensis)
- moustached danio (Danio dangila)
- panther danio (Danio aesculapii)
- pearl danio (Danio albolineatus)
- rose danio (Danio roseus)
- Sind danio (Devario devario)
- spotted danio (Danio nigrofasciatus)
- Yoma danio (Danio feegradei)
- zebra danio (Danio rerio)
Related terms
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