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List of danionin species by common name

List of danionin species by common name is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of danionin species by common name rather than just read about it. In short: Since 2004 many new danionins have been discovered which do not yet have scientific names and many other species, previously known only to the scientific community, have become available in aquarist shops. This has predictably led to total confusion as to the naming of some fish, with some species having up to five different common names in use and some common names being used for up to four different species.

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Reference excerpt

Since 2004 many new danionins have been discovered which do not yet have scientific names and many other species, previously known only to the scientific community, have become available in aquarist shops. This has predictably led to total confusion as to the naming of some fish, with some species having up to five different common names in use and some common names being used for up to four different species. All common names currently in use for danionins are listed below in alphabetical order. Click on the common name for the correct identity and further details of each fish. The suffix danio is almost always used for common names, although the suffix devario is sometimes in practice used for danionins in the genus Devario.

Assam danio Annandale's giant danio Blood red danio Barred danio Bengal danio Black-barred danio Blue danio Blue moon danio Blue-redstripe danio Blue ring danio Burma danio Burma zebra danio Canton danio Chain danio China danio Cheetah danio Crescendo danio Dadio Dwarf danio False giant danio Feegrade danio Fire bar danio Fire ring danio Fraser's danio Galaxy rasbora Giant danio Glass fish Glowlight danio Goldring danio Gold striped danio Hikari danio Indian flying barb Indian glass barb Kakhyen Hills danio Kedah danio Kerr's danio KP01 danio Lake Inle danio Laos giant danio Leaping barb Leopard danio Malayan flying barb Meghalaya danio Magdalena danio Mekong flying barb Mirik red danio Moustached danio Naga Hills danio Neon danio Neon hatchet fish Neilgherry Hills giant danio Northern glowlight danio Ocelot danio Orange finned zebra danio Panther danio Pearl danio Putao danio Queen danio Rakhine danio Rainbow danio Redfin danio Redline giant danio Rocket danio Rose danio Rosy danio Shan danio Sharp headed danio Shillong danio Sind danio Sondhi's danio South Indian flying barb Spotted danio Striped flying barb Sweetlips danio Tribal danio Turquoise danio TW01 danio TW02 danio TW03 danio Vietnamese cardinal minnow White Cloud Mountain minnow Yoma danio Yoma 2 danio Zebra danio

See also Danionins - Comprehensive guide to Danios, Devarios and associated species.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of danionin species by common name

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In the classroom: List of danionin species by common name is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Danios, Fish common names, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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