Perca-gigante vs Zebra Danio

Lates calcarifer comparado com Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Zebra Danio
Nome Científico	Lates calcarifer	Danio rerio
Ordem	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Família	Latidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Zebra Danio
Comprimento Máximo	200,0 cm	5,0 cm
Peso Máximo	60,0 kg	0,001 kg
Cor	Silver-grey to greenish-bronze flanks with a golden sheen under light; juveniles show a faint pale lateral stripe; operculum has a prominent dark margin and a small spine; fins clear to grayish.	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	Perca-gigante	Zebra Danio
Tipo de Água	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Faixa de Profundidade	10-40m	—
Distribuição Geográfica	Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent east to China, Japan, and Australia. Catadromous; spawns in coastal marine waters and juveniles ascend rivers …	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

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Zebra Danio
Tamanho Mínimo do Aquário	—	40 L
Temperatura	—	18-24
Faixa de pH	—	6.0-8.0
Nível de Cuidado	—	Easy
Temperamento	—	Peaceful

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Zebra Danio
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Não
Classificação de Resistência	8/10	—
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Perca-gigante

Buttery, sweet flesh with large flakes, medium fat, and a clean finish. Revered across Asian and Australian cuisines; superb pan-fried, steamed with ginger, or baked whole.

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

Perca-gigante

The barramundi is a large, catadromous predator native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and transitioning to female after several years. Highly prized in both sport fishing and aquaculture.

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.