Danio margaritatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the danio margaritatus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Danio margaritatus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Danionidae

Where does the danio margaritatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the danio margaritatus in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Myanmar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the danio margaritatus endangered?

The danio margaritatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the danio margaritatus?

The danio margaritatus (Danio margaritatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Danionidae, genus Danio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the danio margaritatus

Danio margaritatus, the celestial pearl danio, often referred to in the aquarium trade as galaxy rasbora or Microrasbora sp. 'Galaxy', is a small freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This fish is from Myanmar and Northern Thailand (in Salween basin). It has so far been found only in a very small area near Hopong east of Inle Lake, at an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,400 ft). Its habitat is part of the Salween basin, namely the Nam Lang and Nam Pawn Rivers. Discovered in 2006, the species quickly appeared in the aquarium trade, where its small size and bright colours made it an instant hit.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Danio margaritatus (revision 1359973755), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q685364 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).