Slender rasbora

Rasbora daniconius
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rasbora
Species: R. daniconius
Binomial name
Rasbora daniconius
(F. Hamilton, 1822)[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rasbora daniconius" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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