Clownfish vs Zebra Danio

Amphiprion ocellaris comparé à Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Nom scientifique	Amphiprion ocellaris	Danio rerio
Ordre	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Famille	Pomacentridae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Longueur maximale	11,0 cm	5,0 cm
Poids maximum	0,01 kg	0,001 kg
Couleur	Vivid orange body with three bold white bands edged in black: one behind the head, one mid-body, and one at the tail base; all fins are orange with black margins and white stripe edges.	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	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Type d'eau	Saltwater	Freshwater
Plage de profondeur	1-15m	—
Aire de répartition	Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific from the Andaman Sea and Thailand south to northwest Australia and east to the Philippines and Japan. Lives exclusively …	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, 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

Attribut	Clownfish	Zebra Danio
Taille minimale de l'aquarium	75 L	40 L
Température	24-27	18-24
Plage de pH	8.0-8.4	6.0-8.0
Niveau d'entretien	Easy	Easy
Tempérament	Peaceful	Peaceful

Cuisine & Edibility

Clownfish

Not consumed — iconic ornamental marine species famous for its symbiotic relationship with sea anemones; a staple of reef aquariums worldwide.

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

Clownfish

The ocellaris clownfish is a protandrous sequential hermaphrodite that lives in a mutualistic relationship with sea anemones. Its mucus coating protects it from anemone stings. All individuals are born male and the dominant fish transitions to female.

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.