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Scientific Name: Rasbora rasbora (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Gangetic scissortail rasbora
Local/Bangla Name: Rasbora (রাসবোরা), Leuja darkina (লেউজা দারকিনা), Dankina (ডানকিনা)
Photo: Hasan, M.E. (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 9 (2/7); P. 15; V. 9; A. 7 (2/5); C. 19. Body is elongated, oblong and compressed with small mouth. No barbels are present. Lateral line is complete and descends very gradually. 21-34 scales on lateral line. Body color olive on back and silvery flanks and belly. A prominent blue black stripe frm eye to base of caudal fin which is delicately edged above and below by a thin and metallic golden line. A narrow dark spot above anal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in the middle and lower reaches of rivers and ponds
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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