Rasbora armitagei, also known as Armitagei's rasbora or Armitagei’s striped rasbora, is a minnow endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][3] The fish was discovered from a small tributary of Kalu Ganga at Rakwana, South-Western Wet zone, Sri Lanka.[2] This species is named after naturalist David Armitage.[2][4][a]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Rasbora |
| Species: | R. armitagei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rasbora armitagei | |
Description
editRasbora armitagei can grow to 6.2 cm (2.4 in) standard length.[3]
Habitat
editRasbora armitagei is known from shady, slow-flowing clear water streams with gravel and boulder substrata.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Hence, the common names should logically be "Armitage's ...", the "-i" in the specific name being a suffix used to indicate patronymy.
References
edit- ^ a b c Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M. (2019). "Rasbora armitagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196105A150839222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196105A150839222.en. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Silva, Anjana; Maduwage, Kalana & Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2010). "A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 21 (1): 27–50. (first page PDF)
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rasbora armitagei". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 February 2024). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 9 April 2024.