danio

See also: Danio

English

A giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus)

Etymology

From Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddy”).

Noun

danio (plural danios)

1. (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.

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

• danionin

See also

• cyprinid
• Cyprinidae
• Danio
• Danioninae
• Devario
• rasbora
• zebrafish

Anagrams

• Donia, Onida