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Rasbora naggsi Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010 Naggsi's striped rasbora |
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photo by
Ramani Shirantha |
| Family: | Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Rasborinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.72 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Sri Lanka. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 38-38. Rasbora naggsi is distinguished from all its congeners from India and Sri Lanka by a combination of the following characters: axial stripe anteriorly narrow, faint in preserved specimens; mouth terminal; symphysial knob and premaxillary lateral process absent; ½ 4/ 1/ 1 ½ scales in transverse line on body; post-dorsal length 43.8-46.5 % SL; and body depth 18.1-21.7 % SL (Ref. 84057). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 August 2019 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||