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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderCypriniformes
  4. ›familyCyprinidae
  5. ›genusDevario
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Devario suvatti

Devario suvatti (Fowler, 1939)

The queen danio or Fowler's danio (Devario regina) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Originating in India, Myanmar, Thailand, northwestern Malaya, and the Mekong River basin, this fish is sometimes found in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of 3.1 in (7.9 cm).

In the wild, the queen danio is a rheophilic species found in fast-moving rivers with sandy bottoms in a tropical climate, and prefer water with an ideal temperature range of 73–77 °F (23–25 °C). Its diet consists of annelid worms, small crustaceans, and insects. The queen danio is oviparous.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2361589.