Rasboroides
Genus of fishes
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Rasboroides is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] They are found in small, slow-flowing and shaded streams in the southwestern part of the island.[3] They are essentially restricted to lowlands, although one introduced population occurs at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft).[4] They are calm, social and attractively colored fish that sometimes are kept in aquariums.[4]
| Rasboroides | |
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| Rasboroides nigromarginatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Rasboroides Brittan, 1954[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rasbora vaterifloris Deraniyagala, 1930[1] | |
Species
Historically, there was only a single recognized species in this genus, R. vaterifloris, but in a review in 2013 four species were recognized,[3] and this is followed by FishBase.[2] A comprehensive review in 2018 disputed this and only recognized two species, R. pallidus and R. vaterifloris (the other two considered junior synonyms).[4][5]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Rasboroides pallidus
Deraniyagala, 1958 |
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| Rasboroides vaterifloris
(Deraniyagala, 1930) |
Pearly rasbora | .jpg) |