Slender rasbora
Rasbora daniconius
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The slender rasbora lives in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, from Sri Lanka and the Indus to the Mekong. It can form large schools. It scatters its eggs with no parental care. It is usually 6 to 8 centimetres, with a maximum of 15.
- Scientific name
- Rasbora daniconius
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinus anjana, Cyprinus daniconius, Leuciscus anjana, Leuciscus dandia, Leuciscus daniconius, Leuciscus lateralis, Opsarius anjana, Opsarius daniconius, Parluciosoma daniconius, Rasbora daniconius daniconius, Rasbora daviconius, Rasbora einthovenii, Rasbora neilgherriensis, Rasbora palustris, Rasbora rasbora kobonensis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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