Danio roseus Fang & Kottelat, 2000
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rose danio (Danio roseus) is a tropical fish of the family Danionidae. At first glance, this species resembles the pearl danio, but lacks the orange stripe on the side. It has a rosy colouration along the lower part of the fish and lower fins and gleams purple-blue in sunlight. It is also commonly known as the purple passion danio. Its natural range includes the Mekong River drainage in China, Thailand. Laos, and Myanmar.
Maximum length: 1.25 inches 3.175 cm
Colors: Blue, purple, silver, red
Temperature preference 20-25 °C
pH preference: 6 to 7
Hardness preference: Soft to medium
Salinity preference: Low to medium
Compatibility: Peaceful but fast, like most danios; needs plenty of space to swim; a good "dither" fish (draws timid fish out of hiding)
Lifespan: Typically two to three years
Ease of keeping: Moderate
Ease of breeding: Moderate to easy
Wikipedia contributors, Rose danio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:31.990766+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Danio roseus Fang & Kottelat, 2000
- Name authority
- Fang & Kottelat, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Danio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusDanio Hamilton, 1822
- speciesDanio roseus Fang & Kottelat, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Danio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Danio albolineatus (Blyth, 1860) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio annulosus Kullander, Rahman, Norén & Mollah, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio assamila Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio catenatus Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio concatenatus Kullander, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio erythromicron (Annandale, 1918) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio flagrans Kullander, 2012 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio kerri Smith, 1931 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio margaritatus (Roberts, 2007) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio meghalayensis Sen & Dey, 1985 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danio quagga Kullander, Liao & Fang, 2009 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Fang, F., & Kottelat, M. (2000). Danio roseus, a new species from the Mekong basin in northeastern Thailand and northwestern Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 11. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3443L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.