Rasbora daniconius

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Rasbora daniconius

Species Authority:

(Hamilton, 1822)

Common Name/s:

English

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Blackline Rasbora, Common Rasbora, Slender Barb, Slender Rasbora, Striped Rasbora

Synonym/s:

Cyprinus anjana Hamilton, 1822

Cyprinus daniconius Hamilton, 1822

Leuciscus lateralis McClelland, 1839

Parluciosoma daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)

Rasbora neilgherriensis Day, 1867

Rasbora palustris Smith, 1945

Rasbora woolaree Day, 1867

Rasbora zanzibarensis Günther, 1867

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2011

Assessor/s:

Jenkins, A. & Ali, A.

Reviewer/s:

Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R. & Molur, S.

Contributor/s:

Molur, S., Kullander, F.F. & Tan, H.H.

Justification:
Rasbora daniconius is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution, ability to occupy a variety of habitats and the lack of any known major widespread threats. It is only fished locally and thus harvesting does not appear to be a threat to the species over its entire range, and it is a common species in at least one area of its range.

History:

2009	–	Least Concern
2007	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2009.2)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Rasbora daniconius occurs in the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Salween basins, the northern Malay Peninsula, and westwards to the Indus and Sri Lanka. In Indonesia, this species is known from Borneo and Sumatra.
Countries:	Native: Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	R. daniconius is reported to be common in the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary, Sri Lanka, but likely to have a variable abundance over its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	R. daniconius is a benthopelagic and potamodromous species. It occurs in a variety of habitats: ditches, ponds, canals, streams, rivers and inundated fields, but is primarily found in sandy streams and rivers. It is also found in brackish waters. It sometimes forms large schools.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to this species and its habitat are unknown at present, although it is collected for the aquarium trade and for poultry food but the scale does not appear to be causing a decline in the population.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species and its habitat are unknown at present, although it is collected for the aquarium trade and for poultry food but the scale does not appear to be causing a decline in the population.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures currently known to be in action at habitat or species level.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures currently known to be in action at habitat or species level.

Citation:	Jenkins, A. & Ali, A. 2011. Rasbora daniconius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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