Laubuka varuna

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Fernado, M. |author2=Kotagama, O. |author3=de Alwis Goonatilake, S. |year=2019 |title=Laubuka varuna |errata=2020 |volume=2019 |page=e.T195360A174838912 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T195360A174838912.en |access-date=11 June 2021}}

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| genus = Laubuka

| species = varuna

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| authority = Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008

| synonyms = * Laubuca varuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008

  • Laubuka ruhuna Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008

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Laubuka varuna is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name varuna is from Sinhala language meaning "western of the island" of Sri Lanka, confirming that the presence of this freshwater fish to western parts of the country.{{FishBase | genus = Laubuka | species = varuna | month = February | year = 2021 }}

Description

It can grow to {{convert|5.5|cm|abbr=on}} standard length.

References