Rasbora ornata

Rasbora ornata is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Manipur in India where it occurs in two rivers, the Chatrickong River and Lokchao River, both tributaries of the Yu River. It is threatened by habitat destruction and is traded for the aquarium hobby.[1]

Rasbora ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Rasbora
Species:
R. ornata
Binomial name
Rasbora ornata
Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005[2]

References

  1. Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Rasbora ornate". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T168563A6515491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168563A6515491.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Rasbora ornata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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