Rasbora naggsi Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010
Naggsi's striped rasbora
Rasbora naggsi
photo by Ramani Shirantha

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Rasborinae
Max. size:  7.72 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 38-38. 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).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 August 2019 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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