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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Zebrafish, GloFish, List of Danionin species, Danio margaritatus, Devario, Paedocypris, Danionella, Dracula fish, Danio erythromicron, Microrasbora, List of Danionin species by common name, Glowlight danio, Kedah danio, Pearl danio, Danio kyathit, Malabar danio, Burma danio, Blue danio, Esomus danricus, Danio tinwini, Chela dadiburjori, Chela cachius, Blue-Redstripe danio, Spotted danio, Danio dangila, Yoma danio, Rose danio, Barred danio, Microdevario, Queen danio, Microdevario kubotai, Hikari danio, Meghalaya danio, Panther danio, Fire bar danio, Black barred danio, Devario auropurpureus, Burma zebra danio, Sundadanio axelrodi, Inlecypris, Redfin danio, Devario quangbinhensis, Parachela, Chela caeruleostigmata, Devario laoensis, Devario interruptus, Devario strigillifer, Inlecypris jayarami, Devario shanensis, Devario sondhii, Giraffe danio, Blue moon danio, Fire ring danio, Goldring danio. Excerpt: The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. It is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio, and is an important vertebrate model organism in scientific research. The zebrafish are Cyprinidae with a derived member of the genus Danio. It has a sister group relationship with Danio kyathit. Zebrafish are closely related to the genus Devario, as demonstrated by a phylogenetic tree of close species. . The zebrafish is native to the streams of the southeastern Himalayan region, including the countries India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar. It arose in the Ganges region in Eastern India. It commonly inhabits streams, canals, ditches, ponds, and slow-moving to stagnant water bodies, including rice fields. Zebrafish have been introduced to parts of the United States, presumably by deliberate release or...