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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Rasborinae
Etymology: Rasbora: Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula; ataenia: Name from Latin noun 'taenia' meaning ribbon or band; prefix ‘a’ means ‘without’; the name
'ataenia'refers to the absence of a mid lateral color band on the body of the new fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132412)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: no lateral color stripe; body slender, its depth 19.4-21.7 % SL; dorsal fin branched rays 7; anal fin branched rays 5; snout short (26.1- 28.6 % HL); head deep (HD 58.4- 62.2 % HL) (Ref. 132412).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Plamoottil, M., 2016. Rasbora ataenia, a new freshwater fish from Kerala, India. Int'l Journal of Innovative Studies in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 2(5):20-24. (Ref. 132412)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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