Common Goldfish vs Zebra Danio

Carassius auratus dibandingkan dengan Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Common Goldfish	Zebra Danio
Nama Ilmiah	Carassius auratus	Danio rerio
Ordo	Cypriniformes	Cypriniformes
Famili	Cyprinidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Common Goldfish	Zebra Danio
Panjang Maks.	45,0 cm	5,0 cm
Berat Maks.	2,0 kg	0,001 kg
Warna	Brilliant orange to deep golden-yellow body with a metallic sheen across all scales; domesticated forms range from white, yellow, and red to black and calico bicolor combinations.	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

Atribut	Common Goldfish	Zebra Danio
Jenis Air	Brackish	Freshwater
Kedalaman	0-20m	—
Sebaran Geografis	Originates from rivers and lakes of eastern China and possibly Korea; domesticated for over 1,000 years. Wild relatives inhabit slow rivers, ponds, and slightly brackish …	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	Ponds, lakes, slow rivers across East Asia; introduced worldwide. Tolerates wide temperature range (10-30°C) and turbid water. Prefers shallow, vegetated areas with soft substrates. Domestic …	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

Atribut	Common Goldfish	Zebra Danio
Ukuran Tangki Min.	150 L	40 L
Suhu	10-24	18-24
Rentang pH	6.0-8.0	6.0-8.0
Tingkat Perawatan	Easy	Easy
Temperamen	Peaceful	Peaceful

Informasi Perikanan

Atribut	Common Goldfish	Zebra Danio
Ikan Buruan	Ya	Tidak
Peringkat Perlawanan	—	—
Rekor Dunia	—	—
Kadar Merkuri	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Common Goldfish

Not consumed — a classic ornamental aquarium and pond fish; its vivid color and hardy nature make it one of the world's most popular decorative species.

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

Common Goldfish

The goldfish was one of the first fish to be domesticated, with selective breeding in China dating back over 1,000 years. Despite common misconceptions, goldfish can live 10-15 years with proper care and require far more space than a small bowl.

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.