Saumon de l'Atlantique vs Zebra Danio

Salmo salar comparé à Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Nom scientifique	Salmo salar	Danio rerio
Ordre	Salmoniformes	Cypriniformes
Famille	Salmonidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Longueur maximale	150,0 cm	5,0 cm
Poids maximum	46,8 kg	0,001 kg
Couleur	Silvery flanks with a blue-green back; sea-run fish are nearly spotless with a few scattered X-shaped dark spots above the lateral line and pinkish-red tones at spawning.	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

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Plage de profondeur	0-210m	—
Aire de répartition	North Atlantic Ocean from northeastern North America to western Europe, including rivers of Canada, Norway, Iceland, and the British Isles. Anadromous populations spawn in cold, …	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 …
Habitat	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

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Taille minimale de l'aquarium	—	40 L
Température	—	18-24
Plage de pH	—	6.0-8.0
Niveau d'entretien	—	Easy
Tempérament	—	Peaceful

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Non
Cote de combativité	8/10	—
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Saumon de l'Atlantique

Rich, buttery flesh with high omega-3 fat content and a distinctly full flavor. Versatile in the kitchen — superb grilled, poached, smoked, or served raw as sashimi.

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

Saumon de l'Atlantique

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. Renowned among fly fishers, it is also one of the most important farmed fish species globally.

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.