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Danionidae

9 fish on EveryFish name Danionidae among their families.

WorldDanio A genus of small striped freshwater fish from Asia kept in aquaria.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1822

🇮🇩 IndonesiaChili rasbora Tiny red and black fish from Borneo swamps kept in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreGiant danio Large, active freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMalabar danio A small, striped freshwater fish from India and Sri Lanka.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1849

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Danio: Soulkeeper, Public domain, source
Chili rasbora: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Giant danio: Faucon, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Malabar danio: Original uploader was Przemysław Malkowski ( Pmalkowski at en.wikipedi, CC BY 3.0, source

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