Rasboroides is a genus of small cyprinid fishes endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] They are found in small, slow-flowing and shaded streams in the southwestern part of the island.[2] They are essentially restricted to lowlands, although one introduced population occurs at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft).[3] They are calm, social and attractively colored fish that sometimes are kept in aquariums.[3]
| Rasboroides | |
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| Rasboroides nigromarginatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Rasboroides Brittan, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Rasbora vaterifloris Deraniyagala, 1930
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Species
editHistorically, there was only a single recognized species in this genus, R. vaterifloris, but in a review in 2013 four species were recognized,[2] and this is followed by FishBase.[1] A comprehensive review in 2018 disputed this and only recognized two species, R. pallidus and R. vaterifloris (the other two considered junior synonyms).[3]
| Species | Common Name | Image |
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| Rasboroides nigromarginatus
(Meinken, 1957) |
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| Rasboroides pallidus
Deraniyagala, 1958 |
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| Rasboroides rohani
Batuwita, M. de Silva & Edirisinghe, 2013[2] |
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| Rasboroides vaterifloris
(Deraniyagala, 1930) |
Pearly rasbora | .jpg)
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rasboroides". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ a b c Batuwita, S., Silva, M.d. & Edirisinghe, U. (2013): A review of the danionine genera Rasboroides and Horadandia (Pisces: Cyprinidae), with description of a new species from Sri Lanka. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 121-140.
- ^ a b c Sudasinghe, H., J. Herath, R. Pethiyagoda and M. Meegaskumbura. (2018). Undocumented Translocations Spawn Taxonomic Inflation in Sri Lankan Fire Rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). PeerJ. 6:e6084. doi:10.7717/peerj.6084