Title
Descriptive osteology of fishes referred to Rasboroides Brittan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Author(s)
Batuwita, S.;Udugampala, S.;Athauda, S.;Edirisinghe, U.
Published
2015
Abstract
Owing to their spectacular colouration fish species of the genus Rasboroides have a substantial economical value in the aquarium trade of the world. Osteology of these important species were studied and the findings further supports the recently described or re-described species within the genus. One of the important characters of the genus is danionin notch which was only observed in R. pallidus. This character is always observed in related Cyprinid genera Devario. Presence of danionin notch in R. pallidus is mystifying since it is independently found in two different tribes of subfamily Danioninae. Further studies ought to reveal the status of this character within the Danioninae. All the species of Rasboroides categorized as threatened fishes. According to our studies some species of this genus are having a stable population in the South-western wet zone of Sri Lanka.

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