Pargo del Golfo vs Zebra Danio

Lutjanus campechanus comparado con Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Pargo del Golfo	Zebra Danio
Nombre Científico	Lutjanus campechanus	Danio rerio
Orden	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Familia	Lutjanidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Pargo del Golfo	Zebra Danio
Longitud Máxima	100,0 cm	5,0 cm
Peso Máximo	22,8 kg	0,001 kg
Color	Uniform rosy-red to brick-red over the entire body and fins; belly slightly paler pink-red; juveniles may show a dark spot at the lateral line below the anterior dorsal fin.	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	Pargo del Golfo	Zebra Danio
Tipo de Agua	Saltwater	Freshwater
Rango de Profundidad	10-190m	—
Distribución Geográfica	Western North Atlantic from North Carolina to Yucatan, concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Associates with rocky reefs, artificial structures, and hard-bottom habitat …	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	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	Pargo del Golfo	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	Pargo del Golfo	Zebra Danio
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	No
Clasificación de Pelea	6/10	—
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Pargo del Golfo

Moist, sweet white flesh with a nutty undertone and firm texture. Prized for whole roasting, pan-searing, and ceviche; a cornerstone of Gulf Coast and Caribbean cuisines.

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

Pargo del Golfo

The red snapper is one of the most commercially valuable reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. With its distinctive rose-red body and pointed anal fin, it inhabits rocky reefs and artificial structures at depths of 10-190 meters.

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.