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Spotted danio

Danio nigrofasciatus (Day, 1870)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spotted 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 spotted danio live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted 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 spotted danio classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusDanio
  7. SpeciesDanio nigrofasciatus (Day, 1870)

Synonyms Barilius nigrofasciatus, Brachydanio nigrofasciatus, Danio analipunctatus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Dwarf spotted danioEnglish
  • dánio tmavopruhéCzech
  • Danio-pintadoPortuguese
  • Точечный даниоRussian
  • ปลาซิวใบไผ่เล็กลายแถบThai
  • Даніо крапчастийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted 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 spotted danio?

The spotted danio (Danio nigrofasciatus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted danio (Danio nigrofasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-danio

MLA

“Spotted danio (Danio nigrofasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-danio.

BibTeX
@misc{spotted_danio_2026,
  title = {Spotted danio (Danio nigrofasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-danio},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}