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  • Rasbora daniconius
  • Rasbora daniconius
  • Rasbora daniconius
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Scientific Name Rasbora daniconius    (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name
Type Locality Southern Bengal, India.
Synonym(s) Cyprinus anjana, Cyprinus daniconius, Leuciscus anjana, Leuciscus daniconius, Leuciscus flavus, Leuciscus lateralis, Leuciscus malabaricus, Leuciscus xanthogrammae, Leuciscus xanthogramme, Opsarius anjana, Opsarius daniconius, Parluciosoma daniconius, Rasbora daniconius daniconius, Rasbora daviconius, Rasbora malabarica, Rasbora neilgherriensis, Rasbora palustris, Rasbora woolaree, Rasbora zanzibarensis
Pronunciation Rass-bora
Etymology Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula. 
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Salween basins, northern Malay Peninsula, westwards to the Indus and Sri Lanka.
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pakistan Waters, Indus (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 327, 391, Pl. 15 (fig. 89).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:59 (species record created: 2014 Nov 17 03:06)