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

 Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Danioninae
 Max. size:  3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 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:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Boden, Gert - 15.02.01
 Modified by: Torres, Armi G. - 26.09.02

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