The zebrafish is a derived member of the genus Danio, of the family Cyprinidae. It has a sister-group relationship with Danio kyathit. Zebrafish are also closely related to the genus Devario, as demonstrated by a phylogenetic tree of close species.
The country of Wales, part of the United Kingdom, is closest in size to the US state of New Jersey. (Wales: 8,022, sq miles, New Jersey 8,721 sq. miles.).
Lake Wales ranks in the upper quartile for Diversity Index when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Florida. See peer rankings below. The primary coordinate point for Lake Wales is located at latitude 27.9207 and longitude -81.5995 in Polk County. The formal boundaries for the City of Lake Wales (see map below) encompass a land area of 18.93 sq. miles and a water area of 1.26 sq. miles. Polk County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 148 feet.