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  • Rasbora wilpita
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Scientific Name Rasbora wilpita  Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991
Common Name Wilpita Rasbora
Type Locality Border of Wilpita estate and Welihena Forest Preserve, Parusella, 6°07'30''N, 80°31'15''E, Nilwala River basin, Sri Lanka.
Pronunciation Rass-bora
Etymology Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula. 
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Size 72mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: known only from Wilpita, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Waters, Wilpita (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka, pp 308, Figs. 11-12
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Last Update 2014 Jan 09 17:01 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:53)