| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Labeo lankae |
| Species Authority: | Deraniyagala, 1952 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Eschmeyer (1998) and FishBase both note this as a synonym of Labeo porcellus. Correspondence from R. Pethiyagoda for the 1996 Red List indicates that lankae should be maintained as a distinct species endemic to Sri Lanka whereas porcellus is confined to northwest India, south of Bombay. The 1999 Red List for Sri Lanka on the otherhand only uses porcellus and does not refer to lankae at all. Further taxonomic work is required here. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered A1c+2c, C1 ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | Pethiyagoda, R. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Sri Lanka
|
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Citation: | Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Labeo lankae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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