Spotted danio

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Danio nigrofasciatus 2.jpg | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name = IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = Vidthayanon, C. | title = ''Danio nigrofasciatus'' | article-number = e.T180823A1666496 | date = 2012 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180823A1666496.en | access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Danio nigrofasciatus | authority = (F. Day, 1870) | display_parents = 3 | synonyms = {{Specieslist | Barilius nigrofasciatus | Day, 1870 | Brachydanio nigrofasciatus | (Day 1870) | Danio analipunctatus | Boulenger, 1911 }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name="Cof genus">{{Cof genus|genus=Danio|access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref> }}

The '''spotted danio''' or '''dwarf danio''' ('''''Danio nigrofasciatus''''') is a tropical is a small freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Originating in northern Myanmar, this fish is sometimes found in community tanks by fish-keeping hobbyists. It grows to a maximum length of {{cvt|1.5|inches}} to {{cvt|1.6|inches}}.

In the wild, the spotted danio is found in rivers in a tropical climate and prefers water with a pH of 6.5 – 7.0 and a hardness of 5.0 – 12.0 dGH, and an ideal temperature range of {{cvt|75|–|82|°F}}. The spotted danio is oviparous (an egg layer).

== References == {{Reflist}} *{{FishBase|genus=Danio|species=nigrofasciatus|year=2004|month=April}}

==External links== *[http://www.danios.info/fish/nigrofasciatus.aspx ''Danio nigrofasciatus'']

nigrofasciatus Category:Fish of Myanmar Category:Fish described in 1870 Category:Taxa named by Francis Day