Rasbora daniconius is a valid scientific name.

Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)

Slender Rasbora - Darkina - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Rasbora
Species	:	Rasbora daniconius

Common Names:

English	:	Slender Rasbora[729] Blackline Rasbora[729]
Bangla	:	Darkina[5] Dankina[729] Pati chela[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus daniconius Hamilton, 1822
Leuciscus daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Parluciosoma daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Rasbora daniconius daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Rasbora daviconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus anjana Hamilton, 1822
Leuciscus anjana (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius anjana (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus lateralis McClelland, 1839
Leuciscus malabaricus Jerdon, 1849
Rasbora malabarica (Jerdon, 1849)
Leuciscus flavus Jerdon, 1849
Leuciscus xanthogramme Jerdon, 1849
Leuciscus xanthogrammae Jerdon, 1849
Rasbora woolaree Day, 1867 Oct
Rasbora neilgherriensis Day, 1867 Oct
Rasbora zanzibarensis Günther, 1867
Rasbora palustris Smith, 1945
Leuciscus dandia (Non Valenciennes, 1844 Jul)
Rasbora einthovenii (Non Bleeker, 1851 Dec)
Rasbora rasbora kobonensis (Non Chaudhuri, 1913)

Maximum Length and Weight:

10 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-5.3 : 3.5-4.2 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.6-5.8 : 3.6-4.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.3-3.8 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(2/7); P₁. 14-15; P₂. 9; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 7; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 9(2/7); A 7(2/5); P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 31-34; L.tr 4.5/5 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

31-34 scales on lateral line. 12-14 scales before dorsal fin base. 1.5-2.0 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [609]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [297]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[746] Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[739] Cambodia[823] India[6] Indonesia[890] Laos[714] Malaysia[890] Myanmar[832] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90] Thailand[837] Vietnam[890]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[274]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 5-6 cm, Weight: 8-10 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]