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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Naggsi's striped rasbora

Rasbora naggsi Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010
Max Length
7.7 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Naggsi's striped rasbora is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Rasbora naggsi
Authority
Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
7.7 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

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 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Naggsi's striped rasbora is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Naggsi's striped rasbora is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Naggsi's striped rasbora is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00708 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
7.7cm
Vertebrae
38

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010

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