Rasbora amplistriga Kottelat, 2000
Rasbora amplistriga
photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Rasborinae
Max. size:  3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Mekong basin south of Khone Falls in Laos and Cambodia and coastal basins of south-eastern Thailand.
Diagnosis:  Lateral line complete, not markedly declivitous anteriorly; 1 scale row between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; 10-11 predorsal scales; distance between dorsal-fin origin and middle of caudal-fin base equal to distance between anterior margin of eye and dorsal-fin origin; a dark lateral stripe from upper extremity of gill opening to caudal-fin base, somewhat more intense posteriorly, not extending on caudal fin, width 1.5-2 scale rows; narrow light stripe above lateral stripe; body depth 3.6-4.4 times in SL; head length 3.6-4.2 times in SL; anal fin hyaline (Ref. 36949).
Biology:  Inhabits forest streams (Ref. 43281).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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