Nick L Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Is there a diffance between a celestial pearl danio and a galaxy rasbora or is it a case of two common names for the same fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Its the same fish with two names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 It is an update in nomenclature for Danio Magaritatus, but some LFS may still use the old name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick L Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 So then what is the difference between danios and rasboras in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 That is a great question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Nick L said: So then what is the difference between danios and rasboras in general? They are very closely related, so although there is a difference, it is very slight. They are both in the same sub-family Rasborinae. Sorta like the difference (same genus) between swordtails and platys which is no difference and if they breed they have fertile offspring. Whereas with the difference (same genus) between guppies and mollies is a little difference and when they breed the offspring aren't fertile. With danios and rasboras are just a little more different (same sub-family, just above genus) but still closely related, but not close enough to produce any offspring. Just found a picture with phylogeny showing common ancestor: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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