Slender rasbora

Slender rasbora
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Rasbora
Species:	R. daniconius
Binomial name
	Rasbora daniconius; (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Cyprinus daniconius Hamilton, 1822; Leuciscus daniconius (Hamilton, 1822); Opsarius daniconius (Hamilton, 1822); Parluciosoma daniconius (Hamilton, 1822); Cyprinus anjana Hamilton, 1822; Leuciscus anjana (Hamilton, 1822); Opsarius anjana (Hamilton, 1822); Leuciscus lateralis McClelland, 1839; Leuciscus malabaricus Jerdon, 1849; Rasbora malabarica (Jerdon, 1849); Leuciscus flavus Jerdon, 1849; Leuciscus xanthogramme Jerdon, 1849; Rasbora woolaree Day, 1867; Rasbora neilgherriensis Day, 1867; Rasbora zanzibarensis Günther, 1867; Rasbora palustris Smith, 1945;

The black-line rasbora or slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius) (called darka at Rangpur), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus cyprinid family. It is found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and the Indus basin to northern Malay Peninsular and the Mekong.^[2]

The body is oblong and compressed. The greatest width of the head equals its post-orbital length. It reaches 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.^[2]

References

^ Jenkins, A. & Ali, A. 2011. Rasbora daniconius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T166467A6215464. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166467A6215464.en. Downloaded on 05 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Rasbora daniconius" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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