Rasbora naggsi, Naggsi's striped rasbora : fisheries

Rasbora naggsi Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010

Naggsi's striped rasbora
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Rasborinae
Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula; naggsi: Named for Fred Naggs (Natural History Museum, London) for his support of biodivesity exploration and research in Sri Lanka.
Eponymy: Professor Fred Naggs is a malacologist who is Biodiversity & Conservation Officer in the Mollusca Research Group, Invertebrates section of the Life Sciences Department of the Natural History Museum, London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Sri Lanka.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84057)

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Vertebrae: 38. Rasbora naggsi is distinguished from all its congeners from India and Sri Lanka by a combination of the following characters: axial stripe anteriorly narrow, faint in preserved specimens; mouth terminal; symphysial knob and premaxillary lateral process absent; ½ 4/ 1/ 1 ½ scales in transverse line on body; post-dorsal length 43.8-46.5 % SL; and body depth 18.1-21.7 % SL (Ref. 84057).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Silva, A., K. Maduwage and R. Pethiyagoda, 2010. A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(1):27-50. (Ref. 84057)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 07 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of potential interest
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