Mérou géant de l'Atlantique vs Zebra Danio

Epinephelus itajara comparé à Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Nom scientifique	Epinephelus itajara	Danio rerio
Ordre	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Famille	Serranidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Longueur maximale	250,0 cm	5,0 cm
Poids maximum	363,0 kg	0,001 kg
Couleur	Yellow-brown to olive-green body densely covered with small dark brown spots and irregular blotches; 3–4 faint pale vertical bands on the flanks; juveniles show bolder contrasting yellow and black stripes.	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	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Type d'eau	Saltwater	Freshwater
Plage de profondeur	0-100m	—
Aire de répartition	Tropical western Atlantic from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to Brazil, and eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to …	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, 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

Attribut	Mérou géant 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	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique	Zebra Danio
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Non
Cote de combativité	9/10	—
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Mérou géant de l'Atlantique

Firm, flaky white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; harvest is heavily restricted or banned throughout most of its range due to Vulnerable status. Catch-and-release strongly encouraged.

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

Mérou géant de l'Atlantique

The goliath grouper is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. This massive reef dweller can swallow prey whole and produces a distinctive booming sound by contracting its swim bladder to ward off intruders.

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.