Perca gigante vs Zebra Danio

Lates calcarifer comparado con Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Perca gigante	Zebra Danio
Nombre Científico	Lates calcarifer	Danio rerio
Orden	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Familia	Latidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Perca gigante	Zebra Danio
Longitud Máxima	200,0 cm	5,0 cm
Peso Máximo	60,0 kg	0,001 kg
Color	Silver-grey to greenish-bronze flanks with a golden sheen under light; juveniles show a faint pale lateral stripe; operculum has a prominent dark margin and a small spine; fins clear to grayish.	Silver to pale gold body with five continuous horizontal royal-blue stripes running from gill to tail tip, including through the fins; belly silvery-white; fins clear with blue-gold striping.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Perca gigante	Zebra Danio
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Rango de Profundidad	10-40m	—
Distribución Geográfica	Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent east to China, Japan, and Australia. Catadromous; spawns in coastal marine waters and juveniles ascend rivers …	Native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Myanmar. Inhabits fast-flowing hill streams, rice paddies, and shallow ponds across the …
Hábitat	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries	Fast-flowing, clear mountain streams of the Ganges-Brahmaputra region, India and Bangladesh. Clean, well-oxygenated, shallow water with sandy and gravelly substrate (18-26°C). Lab model organism.

Aquarium Suitability

Atributo	Perca gigante	Zebra Danio
Tamaño Mínimo del Acuario	—	40 L
Temperatura	—	18-24
Rango de pH	—	6.0-8.0
Nivel de Cuidado	—	Easy
Temperamento	—	Peaceful

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Perca gigante	Zebra Danio
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	No
Clasificación de Pelea	8/10	—
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Perca gigante

Buttery, sweet flesh with large flakes, medium fat, and a clean finish. Revered across Asian and Australian cuisines; superb pan-fried, steamed with ginger, or baked whole.

Zebra Danio

Not consumed — a hardy ornamental aquarium fish notable for its horizontal blue-silver stripes and active schooling behavior; also a widely used laboratory model organism.

Species Overview

Perca gigante

The barramundi is a large, catadromous predator native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and transitioning to female after several years. Highly prized in both sport fishing and aquaculture.

Zebra Danio

The zebrafish is a small cyprinid native to South Asia's freshwater streams. Its distinctive blue-and-gold horizontal stripes and hardy nature make it a popular aquarium fish. It is also the most widely used vertebrate model organism in genetic research.