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Moustached danio

Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The moustached danio (Danio dangila) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the moustached danio

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the moustached danio live?

Not recorded

Is the moustached danio endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the moustached danio classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusDanio
  7. SpeciesDanio dangila (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Cyprinus dangila, Perilampus reticulatus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • dánio dangilaCzech
  • Danio-mescladoPortuguese
  • Данио дангилаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the moustached danio

Other species in the same genus Danio.

LC, Least Concern
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Zebrafish

Danio rerio

Cyprinidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the moustached danio?

The moustached danio (Danio dangila) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moustached danio (Danio dangila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-danio

MLA

“Moustached danio (Danio dangila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-danio.

BibTeX
@misc{moustached_danio_2026,
  title = {Moustached danio (Danio dangila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-danio},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}