Крылатка-зебра vs Zebra Danio

Pterois volitans в сравнении с Danio rerio

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Крылатка-зебра	Zebra Danio
Научное название	Pterois volitans	Danio rerio
Отряд	Scorpaeniformes	Cypriniformes
Семейство	Scorpaenidae	Danionidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Крылатка-зебра	Zebra Danio
Максимальная длина	38,0 cm	5,0 cm
Максимальный вес	1,1 kg	0,001 kg
Окраска	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.	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

Характеристика	Крылатка-зебра	Zebra Danio
Тип воды	Saltwater	Freshwater
Диапазон глубин	2-55m	—
Ареал обитания	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …	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 …
Среда обитания	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

Характеристика	Крылатка-зебра	Zebra Danio
Минимальный объём аквариума	—	40 L
Температура	—	18-24
Диапазон pH	—	6.0-8.0
Уровень сложности содержания	—	Easy
Темперамент	—	Peaceful

Cuisine & Edibility

Крылатка-зебра

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive 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

Крылатка-зебра

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.

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.