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Rasbora rasbora
Assessment by: Vishwanath, W.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae

Taxon Name:  Rasbora rasbora (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym(s):
• Cyprinus rasbora

Taxonomic Notes:
Hamilton (1822) described Cyprinus rasbora from Bengal. Brittan (1972) treated the species as Rasbora
rasbora.

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published: 2010

Date Assessed: January 21, 2010

Justification:
Rasbora rasbora is a widely distributed fish which breeds easily. There are no major threats to this
species and so assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range
Range Description:
Rasbora rasbora is known from the Gangetic provinces and Assam in India; also present in Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand.

Country Occurrence:
Native: Bangladesh; India (Assam, West Bengal); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Pakistan; Thailand

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Distribution Map

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Population
There is no information on the population and its trends for this species. More research is needed to
investigate the population structure and trends.
Current Population Trend:  Unknown

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)

The species is found in swamps and marshy areas. An attractive little purple-and-orange creature, it
spawns readily but, if left to its own devices, will cannabilise its eggs.

Systems:  Freshwater

Use and Trade (see Appendix for additional information)

This species attains a length of 13 cm. Because of its beauty and hardiness, it has proved popular in
small aquarium. It is also used for human consumption at a local level.

Threats
The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)

More research in biology, population trends and impacts of threats needed.

Credits
Assessor(s): Vishwanath, W.

Reviewer(s): Barbhuiya, A.H., Juffe Bignoli, D., Rema Devi, K.R., Dahanukar, N. & Chaudhry, S.

Contributor(s): Molur, S.

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Bibliography
Hamilton, F. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh &
London i-vii: 1-405.

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 27 October 2010).

M. R. Brittan. 1972. A revision of the Indo-Malayan fresh-water fish genus Rasbora. T. F. H. Publications.

Citation
Vishwanath, W. 2010. Rasbora rasbora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010:
e.T166440A6209856. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166440A6209856.en

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 Appendix

Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Major
Habitat Season Suitability
Importance?

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.1. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent - Suitable Yes

Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.2. Wetlands (inland) - - Suitable Yes

Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.4. Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, - Suitable Yes
Fens, Peatlands

Use and Trade

(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

End Use Local National International

Food - human Yes No No

Pets/display animals, horticulture No Yes Yes

Conservation Actions in Place

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Conservation Actions in Place

In-Place Research, Monitoring and Planning

Action Recovery plan: No

Systematic monitoring scheme: No

In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management

Conservation sites identified: Yes, over part of range

Occur in at least one PA: Unknown

Area based regional management plan: No

Invasive species control or prevention: Not Applicable

In-Place Species Management

Harvest management plan: No

Successfully reintroduced or introduced beningly: No

Subject to ex-situ conservation: No

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In-Place Education

Subject to recent education and awareness programmes: No

Included in international legislation: No

Subject to any international management/trade controls: No

Conservation Actions Needed

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Conservation Actions Needed

1. Land/water protection -> 1.1. Site/area protection

2. Land/water management -> 2.1. Site/area management

Research Needed
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Research Needed
1. Research -> 1.1. Taxonomy

1. Research -> 1.2. Population size, distribution & trends

1. Research -> 1.3. Life history & ecology

Additional Data Fields

Distribution
Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) (km²): 1028000

Continuing decline in extent of occurrence (EOO): Unknown

Extreme fluctuations in extent of occurrence (EOO): Unknown

Population
Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown

Population severely fragmented: No

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