Rasbora naggsi

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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Fernado, M. |author2=Kotagama, O. |author3=de Alwis Goonatilake, S. |year=2019 |title=Rasbora naggsi |volume=2019 |page=e.T196106A150839227 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196106A150839227.en |access-date=9 April 2024}}

| taxon = Rasbora naggsi

| display_parents = 3

| authority = Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2010

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Rasbora naggsi, also known as Naggsi rasbora or Naggsi’s striped rasbora, is a minnow endemic to Sri Lanka. The fish was discovered from a stream running across the Sabaragamuwa Campus in Belihul-Oya, Sri Lanka.

Etymology

This species is named after the malacologist Fred Naggs.{{efn| Hence, the common names should logically be "Naggs rasbora" or "Naggs' striped rasbora", the "-i" in the specific name being a suffix used to indicate patronymy.}}

Description

Rasbora naggsi can grow to {{convert|7.7|cm|abbr=on}} standard length.

Habitat

Rasbora naggsi occurs in fast-flowing, shaded streams with boulders and sandy substratum.

Notes

References

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{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/danionidae/ | title = Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios) | accessdate = 9 April 2024 |author=Christopher Scharpf | author2=Kenneth J. Lazara |name-list-style=amp | date = 25 February 2024 | work = The ETYFish Project }}

{{FishBase |genus=Rasbora |species=naggsi |month=February |year=2024 }}

{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Anjana |last2=Maduwage |first2=Kalana |last3=Pethiyagoda |first3=Rohan |name-list-style=amp |year=2010 |title=A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) |journal=Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=27–50 |doi= |url= }} [https://www.pfeil-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ief21_1_03.pdf (first page PDF)]

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naggsi

Category:Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka

Category:Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka

Category:Taxa named by Anjana Silva

Category:Taxa named by Kalana Maduwage

Category:Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda

Category:Fish described in 2010