Cornuda gigante vs Zebra Danio

Sphyrna mokarran comparado con Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Cornuda gigante	Zebra Danio
Nombre Científico	Sphyrna mokarran	Danio rerio
Orden	Carcharhiniformes	Cypriniformes
Familia	Sphyrnidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Cornuda gigante	Zebra Danio
Longitud Máxima	610,0 cm	5,0 cm
Peso Máximo	580,0 kg	0,001 kg
Color	Brownish-gray to olive-gray dorsal surface with a clean countershaded white belly; no distinct patterning; first dorsal fin is tall and strongly falcate; pelvic fin tips dusky.	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	Cornuda gigante	Zebra Danio
Tipo de Agua	Saltwater	Freshwater
Rango de Profundidad	1-300m	—
Distribución Geográfica	Circumtropical in warm coastal and offshore waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Concentrates around coral reefs, continental shelf edges, and deep-water drop-offs; population …	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	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	Cornuda 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

Cuisine & Edibility

Cornuda gigante

Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged. Fins are historically traded but the species faces severe population decline; eating this fish is ecologically irresponsible.

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

Cornuda gigante

The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine hammerhead shark species. Its distinctive cephalofoil (hammer-shaped head) houses an array of electroreceptors that allow it to detect stingrays buried beneath the sand.

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.